"Brachiocephalic Veins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Large veins on either side of the root of the neck formed by the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins. They drain blood from the head, neck, and upper extremities, and unite to form the superior vena cava.
| Descriptor ID |
D016121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.908.130
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| Concept/Terms |
Brachiocephalic Veins- Brachiocephalic Veins
- Brachiocephalic Vein
- Vein, Brachiocephalic
- Veins, Brachiocephalic
- Innominate Veins
- Innominate Vein
- Vein, Innominate
- Veins, Innominate
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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