| Name: | common cardinal vein | 
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| Synonyms: | duct of Cuvier | 
| Definition: | Bilaterally paired longitudinal vein; the anterior cardinal returns blood from the head, and the posterior cardinal returns it from the trunk; these two vessels join together on each side as the common cardinal vein (duct of Cuvier; misnamed the vitelline vein) that leads across the yolk cell to the heart's sinus venosus. | 
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000186] | 
| Name: | endothelial cell | 
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| Synonyms: | endothelial cells | 
| Definition: | |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009065] |