The vessels carrying blood away from the CAPILLARY BEDS.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014680
altLabel
Vein
AN
general or unspecified or as a coordinate to indicate a specific vein (e.g. pancreatic vein = PANCREAS / blood supply + VEINS); venous blood = BLOOD + VEINS or specific vein but do not index here for routine venous blood samples; inflammation = PHLEBITIS
AQL
AB AH CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0042449
CX
consider also terms at PHLEB-
DC
1
definition
The vessels carrying blood away from the CAPILLARY BEDS.