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Mesenteric Veins
Medical Definition: | Veins which return blood from the intestines; the inferior mesenteric vein empties into the splenic vein, the superior mesenteric vein joins the splenic vein to form the portal vein. |
Guide Notes: | occlusion or obstruction: coord NIM with MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION (IM); venous thrombosis: index under MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION (IM) + VENOUS THROMBOSIS (IM) + MESENTERIC VEINS (NIM) |
Mesenteric Veins Medical Definitions and Terms
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