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vein
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Any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein ]
Term info
Label
vein
Synonyms
- venous tree organ part
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Venous_system_en.svg
editor note
TODO - check with MA - vein vs venous blood vessel
external definition
Part of the circulatory system composed of blood vessels which carry blood from other organs, tissues, and cells to the heart.[AAO]
fma set term
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_63814
has broad synonym
venous subtree, venous vessel
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
vascular element, vena, venae
has relational adjective
venous
homology notes
The appearance of Chordata and subsequently the vertebrates is accompanied by a rapid structural diversification of this primitive linear heart: looping, unidirectional circulation, an enclosed vasculature, and the conduction system.[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0001638