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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Venous Insufficiency
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Insuficiencia Venosa
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Insuficiência Venosa
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Tree Number:
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C14.907.952
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Definition English:
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Impaired venous blood flow or venous return (venous stasis), usually caused by inadequate venous valves. Venous insufficiency often occurs in the legs, and is associated with EDEMA and sometimes with VENOUS STASIS ULCERS at the ankle. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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general or unspecified but usually of the legs; coordinate IM with specific vein (IM) or organ /blood supply (IM) if pertinent
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History Note English:
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73
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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15095
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Unique Identifier:
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D014689
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Occurrence in VHL:
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