| CSIN | Chemical Substances Information Network |
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| DAWN | Drug Abuse Warning Network |
| DCN | data collection network; deep cerebral nucleus; delayed conditioned necrosis; depressed, cognitively... |
| DEN | denervation; dengue; dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum; Device Experience Network [of the CDRH]; die... |
| DXPNET | Digital X-Ray Prototype Network |
| venous murmur | A murmur heard over a vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| venous plexus | A vascular network formed by numerous anastomoses between veins. Synonym: plexus venosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous plexus of bladder | A plexus of veins around the fundus and sides of the bladder. Synonym: plexus venosus vesicalis, venous plexus of bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous plexus of foramen ovale | A venous network around the mandibular nerve connecting the cavernous sinus and the pterygoid plexus. Synonym: plexus venosus foraminis ovalis, rete foraminis ovalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous plexus of hypoglossal canal | A small venous network around the hypoglossal nerve, connecting with the occipital sinus, inferior petrosal sinus, and internal jugular vein. Synonym: plexus venosus canalis hypoglossi, circellus venosus hypoglossi, rete canalis hypoglossi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous pressure | The blood pressure in a vein. It is usually measured to assess the filling pressure to the ventricle. (12 Dec 1998) |
| venous pulse | A pulsation occurring in the veins, especially the internal jugular vein. Synonym: pulsus venosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous return | The blood returning to the heart via the great veins and coronary sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous segments of liver | Each of the four territories of the liver separately drained by the hepatic veins. Synonym: hepatic venous segments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous segments of the kidney | Anatomical segment's of the kidney drained by tributaries of the renal vein; not a true segmental distribution, since cross communication exists between the various tributaries within the kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous sinuses | Endothelium-lined venous channels in the dura mater. Synonym: sinus durae matris, cerebral sinuses, cranial sinuses, sinuses of dura mater, venous sinuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous sinus of sclera | sinus venosus sclerae |
| venous star | A small, red nodule formed by a dilated vein in the skin; caused by increased venous pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous stasis | Congestion and slowing of circulation in veins due to blockage by either obstruction or high pressure in the venous system, usually best seen in the feet and legs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous-stasis retinopathy | A uniocular retinopathy associated with occlusion of the central retinal vein; a nonischemic central retinal vein occlusion. (05 Mar 2000) |