maxillary vein

Preferred Label : maxillary vein;

Uberon definition : A vein that consists of a short trunk which accompanies the first part of the internal maxillary artery. It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus, and passes backward between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible, and unites with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein. [WP,unvetted].;

Uberon Taxon note : in horses, a branch of the external jugular gives off the occipital and caudal auricular vein;

Details

Origin ID

0001660;

UMLS CUI

C0226524;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire maxillary vein (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Maxillary Vein [NCIt concept]
- Maxillary vein [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Maxillary vein [FMA entity]
- Structure of maxillary vein (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- maxillary vein [Radlex concept]
- maxillary vein [ICHI extension code]
- maxillary veins [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Maxillary Vein [NCIt concept]
- Maxillary vein [FMA entity]
- Set of maxillary veins [FMA entity]
- Structure of maxillary vein (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- maxillary veins [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire maxillary vein (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Maxillary Vein [NCIt concept]
- Maxillary vein [FMA entity]
part of
- retromandibular vein [UBERON concept]
tributary of
- retromandibular vein [UBERON concept]

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