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VENA CAVA INFERIOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inferior vena cava
1, record 1, English, inferior%20vena%20cava
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- IVC 1, record 1, English, IVC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vena cava inferior 1, record 1, English, vena%20cava%20inferior
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - inferior%20vena%20cava
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- veine cave inférieure
1, record 1, French, veine%20cave%20inf%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vena cava inferior 1, record 1, French, vena%20cava%20inferior
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - veine%20cave%20inf%C3%A9rieure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vena cava inferior
1, record 1, Spanish, vena%20cava%20inferior
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- vena poscava 2, record 1, Spanish, vena%20poscava
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - vena%20cava%20inferior
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - vena%20cava%20inferior
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