common iliac veins
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The common iliac veins are large paired veins in the pelvis that drain blood from the lower limbs and pelvis and unite to form the inferior vena cava.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| common iliac veins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18088064 — 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: common iliac veins Context triple: [Inferior vena cava, receivesBloodFrom, common iliac veins]
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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.
azygos vein
The azygos vein is a major vein running along the right side of the vertebral column that drains blood from the thoracic wall and upper lumbar region into the superior vena cava.
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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.
right common cardinal vein
The right common cardinal vein is an embryonic venous structure that contributes to the formation of the superior vena cava and part of the systemic venous circulation.
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E.
right brachiocephalic vein
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.
- 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: common iliac veins Target entity description: The common iliac veins are large paired veins in the pelvis that drain blood from the lower limbs and pelvis and unite to form the inferior 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.
azygos vein
The azygos vein is a major vein running along the right side of the vertebral column that drains blood from the thoracic wall and upper lumbar region into the superior vena cava.
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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.
right common cardinal vein
The right common cardinal vein is an embryonic venous structure that contributes to the formation of the superior vena cava and part of the systemic venous circulation.
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E.
right brachiocephalic vein
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.