Preferred Name |
femoral vein |
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Synonyms |
vena femoralis |
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Definitions |
In the human body, the femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the femoral artery in the femoral sheath. It begins at the adductor canal (also known as Hunter's canal) and is a continuation of the popliteal vein. It ends at the inferior margin of the inguinal ligament, where it becomes the external iliac vein. [WP,unvetted]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001361 |
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connected to | ||
database_cross_reference |
MESH:D005268 NCIT:C12716 UMLS:C0015809 EMAPA:17876 Wikipedia:Femoral_vein AAO:0010237 galen:FemoralVein SCTID:362071002 FMA:21185 GAID:533 MA:0002118 |
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definition |
In the human body, the femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the femoral artery in the femoral sheath. It begins at the adductor canal (also known as Hunter's canal) and is a continuation of the popliteal vein. It ends at the inferior margin of the inguinal ligament, where it becomes the external iliac vein. [WP,unvetted]. |
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external_definition |
Either of the primary veins in the hindlimbs which collect blood from the hindlimb region.[AAO] |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
vena femoralis |
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id |
UBERON:0001361 |
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in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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label |
femoral vein |
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notation |
UBERON:0001361 |
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part_of | ||
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001361 |
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prefLabel |
femoral vein |
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