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VENA CAVA INFERIOR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coronary sinus
1, record 1, English, coronary%20sinus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A large vessel, the coronary sinus, carrying venous blood to the right atrium, occupies the coronary sulcus on the back of the heart. 1, record 1, English, - coronary%20sinus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sinus coronaire
1, record 1, French, sinus%20coronaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les veines du cœur rejoignent, en presque totalité, un confluent commun, le sinus coronaire, visible sur la face inférieure du cœur, dans le sillon auriculo-ventriculaire gauche. 1, record 1, French, - sinus%20coronaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- seno coronario
1, record 1, Spanish, seno%20coronario
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tronco corto que recibe casi todas las venas del corazón, corre en la parte posterior del surco coronario y se vacía en la aurícula derecha, entre la vena cava inferior y el orificio auriculoventricular. 2, record 1, Spanish, - seno%20coronario
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En su terminación, la vena coronaria mayor aumenta bruscamente de calibre y su conducto venoso terminal dilatado, ampular, de 3 cm de longitud en promedio, se denomina seno coronario. 3, record 1, Spanish, - seno%20coronario
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inferior vena cava
1, record 2, English, inferior%20vena%20cava
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- IVC 1, record 2, English, IVC
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- vena cava inferior 1, record 2, English, vena%20cava%20inferior
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The venous trunk formed by the union of the two common iliac veins. It begins at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra, passes upward on the right of the aorta, empties into the right atrium of the heart, returning blood from bodily parts below the diaphragm. 1, record 2, English, - inferior%20vena%20cava
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- veine cave inférieure
1, record 2, French, veine%20cave%20inf%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vena cava inferior 1, record 2, French, vena%20cava%20inferior
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gros tronc veineux formé par la réunion des deux veines iliaques primitives, il ramène le sang de la moitié sous-diaphragmatique du corps dans l'oreillette droite. 1, record 2, French, - veine%20cave%20inf%C3%A9rieure
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- vena cava inferior
1, record 2, Spanish, vena%20cava%20inferior
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- vena poscava 2, record 2, Spanish, vena%20poscava
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tronco venoso que recoge la circulación de retorno de las extremidades inferiores y vísceras pelvianas y abdominales. Comienza a nivel de la quinta vértebra lumbar, por unión de las venas ilíacas primitivas y asciende a la derecha de la aorta hasta alcanzar la aurícula derecha del corazón, en la que se vacía. 1, record 2, Spanish, - vena%20cava%20inferior
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El meso lateral está recorrido de abajo hacia arriba por la vena cava inferior, la que recibe a este nivel las venas suprahepátricas. 3, record 2, Spanish, - vena%20cava%20inferior
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-04-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- portacaval shunt
1, record 3, English, portacaval%20shunt
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- portacaval anastomosis 1, record 3, English, portacaval%20anastomosis
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surgical portasystemic shunt between the portal vein and inferior vena cava. 1, record 3, English, - portacaval%20shunt
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A shunt is a surgically created passage (a bypass or an anastomosis) to divert or permit flow from one pathway or region to another, usually, by means of a stent. 2, record 3, English, - portacaval%20shunt
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- shunt porto-cave
1, record 3, French, shunt%20porto%2Dcave
correct, see observation, masculine noun, jargon
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- anastomose porto-cave 2, record 3, French, anastomose%20porto%2Dcave
see observation, feminine noun
- court-circuit porto-cave 2, record 3, French, court%2Dcircuit%20porto%2Dcave
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Création d'une anastomose artificielle entre le système porte et le système sus-hépatique. 1, record 3, French, - shunt%20porto%2Dcave
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shunt : les termes court-circuit, dérivation, (bypass] et anastomose (anastomosis) ont été proposés pour remplacer ce jargon médical couramment utilisé en français. La synonymie est cependant discutable. 2, record 3, French, - shunt%20porto%2Dcave
Record 3, Key term(s)
- shunt portocave
- shunt porto cave
- court-circuit porto cave
- court circuit porto cave
- court-circuit portocave
- court circuit portocave
- court circuit porto-cave
- anastomose porto cave
- anastomose portocave
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- fístula de Eck
1, record 3, Spanish, f%C3%ADstula%20de%20Eck
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anastomosis artificial entre la vena porta y la vena cava inferior. 1, record 3, Spanish, - f%C3%ADstula%20de%20Eck
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