MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Venous Valves
Tree Number(s): A07.015.908.950
Unique ID: D055422
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055422
Annotation: coordinate with specific vein term if pertinent
Scope Note: Flaps within the VEINS that allow the blood to flow only in one direction. They are usually in the medium size veins that carry blood to the heart against gravity.
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
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)

Venous Valves MeSH Descriptor Data 2025