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MeSH Heading: Retinal Vein
Tree Number(s): A07.015.611.773; A07.015.908.783
Unique ID: D012169
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012169
Annotation: retinal vein dis: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM), not VASCULAR DISEASES
Scope Note: Central retinal vein and its tributaries. It runs a short course within the optic nerve and then leaves and empties into the superior ophthalmic vein or cavernous sinus.
Entry Term(s): Central Retinal Vein
NLM Classification #: WG 625.R38
Previous Indexing: Retinal Vessels (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Retinal Vein MeSH Descriptor Data 2025