Azygos venous system
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The azygos venous system is a network of veins along the vertebral column that drains the thoracic wall and mediastinal structures into the superior vena cava.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Azygos venous system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18020911 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Azygos venous system Context triple: [Pericardium, venousDrainage, Azygos venous system]
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A.
Inferior vena cava
The inferior vena cava is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body back to the heart.
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B.
Superior vena cava
The superior vena cava is a large vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the right atrium of the heart.
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C.
Vena Canal
Vena Canal is a principal waterway running through the historic fishing town of Chioggia in Italy’s Venetian lagoon.
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D.
Pulmonary artery
The pulmonary artery is the large blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
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E.
Pulmonary veins
The pulmonary veins are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Azygos venous system Target entity description: The azygos venous system is a network of veins along the vertebral column that drains the thoracic wall and mediastinal structures into the superior vena cava.
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A.
Inferior vena cava
The inferior vena cava is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body back to the heart.
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B.
Superior vena cava
The superior vena cava is a large vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the right atrium of the heart.
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C.
Vena Canal
Vena Canal is a principal waterway running through the historic fishing town of Chioggia in Italy’s Venetian lagoon.
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D.
Pulmonary artery
The pulmonary artery is the large blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
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E.
Pulmonary veins
The pulmonary veins are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.