Organ: Vein
Vein: Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
Vein: A blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart.1
Condition count: 7 ; see list below.
Organ subtypes: vena cava inferior (0), vena cava superior (0)
Organ types: Circulatory system (151), Blood vessels (58)
Related organs: artery (22), heart (55), blood vessels (58)
Organs: all organs
Diseases list: The following list of medical conditions have 'Vein' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:
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D
P
S
T
V
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Kidney Failure Glossary: NIDDK
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