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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008642
altLabel
Vein, Mesenteric
Mesenteric Vein
Veins, Mesenteric
AN
occlusion or obstruction: coord NIM with MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION (IM); venous thrombosis: index under MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION (IM) + VENOUS THROMBOSIS (IM) + MESENTERIC VEINS (NIM)
AQL
AB AH CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0025473
DC
1
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.