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Classify general works on the cardiovascular system and its diseases in children in WS 290.
Classify works on bloodsupply of specific parts of other body systems with system or part.
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WG 1-113 Reference Works. General Works | |
WG 120-170 Cardiovascular Diseases, Diagnosis and Therapeutics | |
WG 200-460 Heart. Heart Diseases | |
WG 500-700 Blood Vessels. Vascular Diseases | |
WG 500 Blood Vessels (General) | |
WG 510-595 Arteries | |
WG 600-700 Veins. Capillaries | |
Reference Works. General Works | |
WG 1 |
Societies
(Cutter from name of society)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Includes ephemeral membership lists issued serially or separately. Classify substantial lists with directories. Classify annual reports, journals, etc. in W1.
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Collected works (General) | |
WG 5 |
By several authors
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WG 7 |
By individual authors
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WG 9 |
Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)
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WG 11 |
History
(Table G)
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WG 11.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
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WG 13 |
Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WG 15 |
Classification. Terminology
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WG 16 |
Tables. Statistics
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WG 17 |
Atlases. Pictorial works
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Classify atlases limited to a particular part of the system here also.
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WG 18 |
Education
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Classify here works about education.
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WG 18.2 |
Educational materials
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, catalogs, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.
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WG 19 |
Schools, colleges, and specialized departments and facilities
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WG 20 |
Research (General)
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Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject. Cf. WG 110 Experimental studies.
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WG 21 |
Cardiology as a profession. Ethics. Peer review
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WG 22 |
Directories
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WG 22.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Institutes. Laboratories of experimental research | |
WG 23 |
Collective
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WG 24 |
Individual
(Cutter from name of institution)
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WG 25 |
Laboratory manuals. Technique
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Cf. WG 140 for clinical examination and diagnosis.
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WG 26 |
Equipment and supplies
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WG 26.5 |
Informatics. Automatic data processing. Computers (General)
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Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.
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Hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. | |
WG 27 |
Collective
(Table G)
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WG 27.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
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WG 28 |
Individual
(Cutter from name of hospital)
(Table G)
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Museums, exhibitions, etc. | |
WG 28.5 |
Collective
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WG 28.6 |
Individual
(Cutter from name of museum, etc.)
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WG 32 |
Laws
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WG 32.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WG 33 |
Discussion of law
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WG 33.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WG 39 |
Handbooks. Resource guides
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WG 100 |
General works
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Classify works on specialty and on the specialty and diseases here. Classify works on diseases alone in WG 120.
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WG 101 |
Anatomy. Histology. Embryology
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WG 102 |
Physiology. Biochemistry
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WG 103 |
Circulation (General)
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Classify works on blood circulation of a system or part with system or part.
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WG 104 |
Microcirculation (General)
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WG 106 |
Hemodynamics. Blood velocity, volume, pressure, etc.
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WG 110 |
Experimental studies
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Classify here works that discuss the experimental work itself. Classify works about research in WG 20. Classify works on specific subjects by subject.
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WG 113 |
Popular works
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Classify here works on heart and vascular diseases in general or on coronary disease and congestive heart failure in particular. Classify works on other specific disorders with the disorder.
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Cardiovascular Diseases, Diagnosis and Therapeutics | |
WG 120 |
Cardiovascular diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)
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WG 140 |
Electrocardiography. Vectorcardiography. Monitoring (General)
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WG 141 |
Examination. Diagnosis. Diagnostic methods (General and heart specifically)
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WG 141.5 |
Specific diagnostic methods, A-Z
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WG 141.5.A3 |
Angiocardiography. Angioscopy
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WG 141.5.A9 |
Auscultation, Heart
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WG 141.5.B2 |
Ballistocardiography
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WG 141.5.C15 |
Cardiography, Impedance
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WG 141.5.C2 |
Catheterization, Heart
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WG 141.5.E2 |
Echocardiography
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WG 141.5.F9 |
Function tests, Heart (General or not else classified)
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WG 141.5.K5 |
Kinetocardiography
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WG 141.5.K9 |
Kymography
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WG 141.5.M2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging
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WG 141.5.P4 |
Phonocardiography
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WG 141.5.P7 |
Plethysmography
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WG 141.5.R2 |
Radiography (General)
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WG 141.5.R3 |
Radionuclide imaging
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WG 141.5.T6 |
Tomography
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WG 142 |
Pathology
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WG 166 |
Therapeutics (General and heart specifically)
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Classify works on drugs acting on the cardiovascular system in QV 150.
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WG 166.5 |
Specific therapeutic methods, A-Z
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WG 166.5.A3 |
Angioplasty
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WG 166.5.A5 |
Angioplasty, Laser
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WG 166.5.B2 |
Balloon angioplasty. Balloon dilatation. Balloon occlusion
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WG 168 |
Cardiovascular surgery. Artificial cardiac pacing
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Classify works on surgery for a particular disorder with the disorder.
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WG 169 |
Heart surgery. Heart transplantation
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Classify works on surgery of coronary vessels in general, heart valves, myocardium, etc., here. Classify works on surgery of the aorta in WG 410. Classify works on surgery of a particular disorder with the disorder.
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WG 169.5 |
Artificial heart. Heart-lung machine
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WG 170 |
Vascular surgery
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Classify works on surgery of arteries and veins in general here. Cf. WG 410 Aorta and numbers for other specific vessels.
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Heart. Heart Diseases | |
WG 200 |
General works
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Note that popular works are classed in WG 113; works on examination, in WG 140-141.5; on general therapeutics, WG 166-166.5; on surgery, in WG 169-169.5.
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WG 201 |
Anatomy. Histology. Embryology
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WG 202 |
Physiology. Heart beat mechanism
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WG 205 |
Cardiac emergencies
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WG 210 |
Heart diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)
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WG 220 |
Congenital heart disease. Abnormalities of the heart and the cardiovascular system (General)
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WG 240 |
Rheumatic heart disease
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WG 260 |
Valves
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WG 262 |
Mitral
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WG 265 |
Aortic
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WG 268 |
Tricuspid
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WG 269 |
Pulmonary
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WG 275 |
Pericardium
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WG 280 |
Myocardium
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Classify material on myocardial infarct in WG 300.
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WG 285 |
Endocardium
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WG 298 |
Angina pectoris
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WG 300 |
Coronary vessels. Coronary disease
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WG 320 |
Functional heart disease
(e.g., Neurocirculatory asthenia) |
WG 330 |
Disorders of the heart beat
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WG 340 |
Hypertension. Hypertensive heart disease. Hypotension
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WG 370 |
Heart failure
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WG 410 |
Aorta
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Cf. WC 168 for aortic involvement in syphilis.
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WG 420 |
Pulmonary embolism and related disorders. Pulmonary heart disease
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WG 460 |
Special cardiac problems in anesthesia, dentistry, surgery
(e.g., Choice of anesthetic) |
Blood Vessels. Vascular Diseases | |
Classify works on blood supply of the extremities here, but classify works on blood supply of specific parts of other body systems with that system or part. Classify works on coronary vessels in WG 300; on the aorta specifically in WG 410; on circulation in WG 103-104; on vascular resistance in WG 106; on vascular surgery in WG 170. Blood Vessels (General) | |
WG 500 |
General works. Radiography
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Arteries | |
WG 510 |
Arteries (General or not elsewhere classified)
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WG 515 |
Inflammation
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WG 518 |
Polyarteritis nodosa
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WG 520 |
Thromboangiitis obliterans
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WG 530 |
Frostbite. Immersion foot
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WG 540 |
Arterial embolism. Arterial thrombosis
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WG 550 |
Arteriosclerosis and related disorders
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WG 560 |
Vasomotor regulation and disorders
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Classify material on carotid sinus syndrome here.
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WG 570 |
Raynaud disease
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WG 578 |
Vasodilator disorders
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WG 580 |
Aneurysms
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Classify works on aortic aneurysm in WG 410; on heart aneurysm in WG 300; on cerebral aneurysm in WL 354-355.
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WG 590 |
Arteriovenous anastomosis. Arteriovenous fistula
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WG 595 |
Specific arteries, A-Z
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WG 595.A9 |
Axillary artery
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WG 595.B2 |
Basilar artery
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WG 595.B7 |
Brachial artery
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WG 595.B72 |
Brachiocephalic trunk
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WG 595.B76 |
Bronchial arteries
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WG 595.C2 |
Carotid arteries
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WG 595.C3 |
Celiac artery
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WG 595.C37 |
Cerebral arteries
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WG 595.F3 |
Femoral artery
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WG 595.H3 |
Hepatic artery
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WG 595.I5 |
Iliac artery
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[WG 595.I6] |
[This number not used]
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Classify innominate artery in WG 595.B72.
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WG 595.M2 |
Maxillary artery
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WG 595.M3 |
Meningeal arteries
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WG 595.M38 |
Mesenteric arteries
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WG 595.O7 |
Ophthalmic artery
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WG 595.P6 |
Popliteal artery
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WG 595.P8 |
Pulmonary artery
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WG 595.R3 |
Renal artery
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WG 595.R38 |
Retinal artery
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WG 595.S7 |
Splenic artery
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WG 595.S8 |
Subclavian artery
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WG 595.T3 |
Temporal arteries
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WG 595.T4 |
Thoracic arteries
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WG 595.U6 |
Umbilical arteries
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WG 595.V3 |
Vertebral artery
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Veins. Capillaries | |
WG 600 |
Veins
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WG 610 |
Thrombosis. Phlebothrombosis. Thrombophlebitis and related disorders
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WG 620 |
Varicose veins
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WG 625 |
Specific veins, A-Z
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WG 625.A9 |
Axillary vein
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WG 625.A99 |
Azygos vein
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WG 625.B7 |
Brachiocephalic veins
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WG 625.C3 |
Cerebral veins
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WG 625.C7 |
Cranial sinuses
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WG 625.F3 |
Femoral vein
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WG 625.H3 |
Hepatic veins
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WG 625.I5 |
Iliac vein
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[WG 625.I6] |
[This number not used]
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Classify innominate vein in WG 625.B7.
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WG 625.J8 |
Jugular vein
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WG 625.P6 |
Popliteal vein
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WG 625.P8 |
Pulmonary veins
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WG 625.R3 |
Renal veins
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WG 625.R38 |
Retinal vein
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WG 625.S2 |
Saphenous vein
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WG 625.S8 |
Subclavian vein
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WG 625.V3 |
Venae cavae
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WG 700 |
Capillaries
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