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XExtension Codes
Anatomy and topography
Functional anatomy
Circulatory system
XA4PM9Cardiovascular system
XA5J49Veins
XA59M2Vein of head, face, and neck
XA4582Jugular vein

XA31W7 category

Posterior external jugular vein

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Posterior external jugular vein

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XA9U48Anterior jugular vein
XA46B9Internal jugular vein
XA99S7External jugular vein

PreviousXA99S7 — External jugular vein

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01Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
02Neoplasms
03Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs
04Diseases of the immune system
05Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
06Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
07Sleep-wake disorders
08Diseases of the nervous system
09Diseases of the visual system
10Diseases of the ear or mastoid process
11Diseases of the circulatory system
12Diseases of the respiratory system
13Diseases of the digestive system
14Diseases of the skin
15Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue
16Diseases of the genitourinary system
17Conditions related to sexual health
18Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
19Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20Developmental anomalies
21Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified
22Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
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26Supplementary Chapter Traditional Medicine Conditions
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Anatomy and topography
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XA4PM9Cardiovascular system
Lymphatic system
XA5999Arteries
XA5J49Veins
XA21T7Blood Vessels
XA6H07Heart
XA59M2Vein of head, face, and neck
XA8CT1Vein of thorax
XA0RA8Vein of abdomen
XA26H2Vein of pelvis
XA9WN7Vein of upper extremity
XA76A3Vein of lower extremity
XA60H0Vena cava
XA9SD5Palpebral vein
XA52V8Labial vein
XA97T8Auricular vein
XA0BP3Facial vein
XA4582Jugular vein
XA9XW7Orbital vein
XA73J2Vein of the pericranium
XA0ET2Anterior vertebral vein
XA1LU7Deep temporal vein
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XA9U48Anterior jugular vein
XA46B9Internal jugular vein
XA99S7External jugular vein
XA31W7Posterior external jugular vein

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