1 ICD-9-CM 438.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 438.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
1. vein-a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood. vena, venous blood vessel. accessory cephalic vein, vena cephalica accessoria-a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow.
stellate venule-a star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex. vein, vena, venous blood vessel-a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood.Translations.enule. n. 1. (Anatomy) anatomy any of the small branches of a vein that receives oxygen-depleted blood from the capillaries and returns it to the heart via the venous system. 2. (Zoology) any of the branches of a vein in an insect's wing.