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middle colic vein

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001218

The middle colic vein drains the transverse colon. It is a tributary of the superior mesenteric vein, and follows the path of its corresponding artery, the middle colic artery. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_colic_vein ]

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middle colic vein

Synonyms

vena colica media (intermedia)

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Subsets

uberon_slim

latin term

vena colica media [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_colic_vein ]

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uberon

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vena colica media

UBERON:0001218

Term relations

Equivalent to:

portal vein and drains some transverse colon and tributary_of some superior mesenteric vein

Subclass of:

portal vein
tributary_of some superior mesenteric vein
drains some transverse colon
part of some superior mesenteric vein