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

XA99S7 category

External jugular vein

Also indexed as

External jugular vein

Nearby in Jugular vein

XA9U48Anterior jugular vein
XA46B9Internal jugular vein
XA31W7Posterior 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
23External causes of morbidity or mortality
24Factors influencing health status or contact with health services
25Codes for special purposes
26Supplementary Chapter Traditional Medicine Conditions
VSupplementary section for functioning assessment
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Anatomy and topography
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Dimensions of injury
Dimensions of external causes
Consciousness
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Functional anatomy
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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

International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11), World Health Organization (WHO) 2019/2021, https://icd.who.int/browse11. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 IGO (CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO).

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