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INNOMINATE VEIN [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
OBS

The brachio-cephalic (innominate) veins are formed behind the sterno-clavicular joints by confluence of the internal jugular and subclavian veins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
OBS

Les veines du membre supérieur et les veines de la tête et du cou se réunissent au niveau de la base du cou et forment alors le tronc veineux brachio-céphalique. La réunion des deux troncs brachio-céphaliques droit et gauche forme la veine cave supérieure. Celle-ci, après un trajet de quelques centimètres, se jette dans la paroi supérieure de l'oreillette droite.

OBS

innomé(e) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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