loading...| Preferred Name | rectal venous plexus | |
| Synonyms |
plexus haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidal plexus hemorrhoidal plexus plexus venosus rectalis |
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| Definitions |
The hemorrhoidal plexus (or rectal venous plexus) surrounds the rectum, and communicates in front with the vesical venous plexus in the male, and the uterovaginal plexus in the female. A free communication between the portal and systemic venous systems is established through the hemorrhoidal plexus. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008887 |
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SCTID:303051005 NCIT:C32728 UMLS:C0226766 Wikipedia:Rectal_venous_plexus FMA:18933 |
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| definition |
The hemorrhoidal plexus (or rectal venous plexus) surrounds the rectum, and communicates in front with the vesical venous plexus in the male, and the uterovaginal plexus in the female. A free communication between the portal and systemic venous systems is established through the hemorrhoidal plexus. |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Gray587.png |
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uberon |
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plexus haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidal plexus hemorrhoidal plexus plexus venosus rectalis |
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UBERON:0008887 |
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| label |
rectal venous plexus |
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| notation |
UBERON:0008887 |
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| prefLabel |
rectal venous plexus |
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