Splenic vein

Introduction: Splenic vein

Description of Splenic vein

Splenic vein: a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Splenic vein: Vein formed by the union (at the hilus of the spleen) of several small veins from the stomach, pancreas, spleen and mesentery.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Splenic vein: Vein formed by the union (at the hilus of the spleen) of several small veins from the stomach, pancreas, spleen and mesentery.
Source: MeSH 2007

Splenic vein: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Splenic vein:

• Splenic
• Splenic diseases
• Splenic disorder
• Vein
• Vein symptoms (68 causes)
• Vein pain (6 causes)
• Union
• Small
• Small syndrome

Terms associated with Splenic vein:

Terms Similar to Splenic vein:

• vena lienalis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Splenic vein

• Portal System

Source - MeSH 2007

• vein
• vena
• venous blood vessel

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Splenic vein

The following list attempts to classify Splenic vein into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• vein,vena,venous blood vessel
• blood vessel
• vas,vessel
• tube,tube-shaped structure
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cardiovascular System
  • Blood Vessels
    • Veins
      • Portal System
        • Splenic Vein

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• portal system
• vein
• blood vessel
• cardiovascular system
• Anatomy

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