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MeSH Heading: Pulmonary Veins
Tree Number(s): A07.015.908.713
Unique ID: D011667
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011667
Scope Note: The veins that return the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
Entry Version: PULM VEINS
Entry Term(s): Pulmonary Vein; Vein, Pulmonary; Veins, Pulmonary
NLM Classification #: WG 625.P8
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0018144
Scope Note: The veins that return the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
Terms: Pulmonary Veins Preferred Term
Term UI T034513
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Pulmonary Vein
Term UI T034510
Date11/07/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Vein, Pulmonary
Term UI T034511
Date11/07/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Veins, Pulmonary
Term UI T034512
Date11/07/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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