auricular vein

Preferred Label : auricular vein;

Uberon definition : Any vein serving the ear region;

Uberon Taxon note : In humans this refers to either the anterior or posterior auricular vein, passing in front of or behind the ear. This class also groups other auricular veins, including the greater, ventral, central auricular nerves. These may exhibit different branching structures. In the pig, the external jugular branches to the maxillary to the caudal auricular to the middle auricular, then onto various unique patterns;

Details

Origin ID

0006197;

UMLS CUI

C2698201;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Auricular Vein [NCIt concept]
- Auricular vein [ICD-11 Extension code]
- auricular vein [Radlex concept]
- auricular vein [ICHI extension code]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Auricular Vein [NCIt concept]
- auricular vein [Radlex concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Auricular Vein [NCIt concept]
drains
- external ear [UBERON concept]
part of
- external jugular vein [UBERON concept]
tributary of
- external jugular vein [UBERON concept]

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