Terms & Properties

Preferred Name:  Vena Cava

Definition:  A large vein which returns blood from the head, neck and extremities to the heart.

CDISC Definition:  The two major veins (caudal or cranial) that carry deoxygenated blood from the body and drain into the right atrium of the heart.

Display Name:  Vena Cava

Label:  Vena Cava

NCI Thesaurus Code:  C12817 (Search for linked caDSR metadata)   (search value sets)

NCI Metathesaurus Link:  C0042460  (see NCI Metathesaurus info)

Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)

VEIN, VENA CAVA

Vena Cava

VENA CAVA

Vena caval structure (body structure)

External Source Codes: 

UMLS CUI

C0042460

Other Properties:

Name	Value (qualifiers indented underneath)
code	C12817
Contributing_Source	CDISC
Contributing_Source	mCode
Legacy Concept Name	Vena_Cava
Semantic_Type	Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

Additional Concept Data: 

Defined Fully by Roles: No

URL:https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C12817