right brachiocephalic vein
E1301603
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The right brachiocephalic vein is a major vein in the upper chest that drains blood from the right side of the head, neck, and upper limb and contributes to the formation of the superior vena cava.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| right anterior cardinal vein | 1 |
| right brachiocephalic vein canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18021185 — 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: right brachiocephalic vein Context triple: [Superior vena cava, formedBy, right brachiocephalic vein]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Pulmonary veins
The pulmonary veins are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
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E.
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.
- 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: right brachiocephalic vein Target entity description: The right brachiocephalic vein is a major vein in the upper chest that drains blood from the right side of the head, neck, and upper limb and contributes to the formation of the superior vena cava.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Pulmonary veins
The pulmonary veins are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: right brachiocephalic vein