vesical veins

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ves·i·cal veins

[TA]

veins that drain the vesical venous plexus; they join the internal iliac veins.

Synonym(s): venae vesicales [TA]

ves·i·cal veins

(ves'i-kăl vānz) [TA]

These drain the vesical venous plexus and join the internal iliac veins.

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As part of the same study, slaughterhouse examination of 15 cattle from regions where Bulinus snails had been discovered revealed adult Schistosoma in the mesenteric and vesical veins, as well as in the liver and the portal system.

Schistosomiasis in Cattle in Corsica, France

Schistosomiasis is a rare cause of tubal disease that could result in ectopic pregnancy, infection occurs when the Schistosoma larvae (cercariae) penetrate the skin following their release by fresh water snails; after maturing into adult forms in the lungs; the latter get carried by the blood to the splanchnic or vesical veins.