venous insufficiency
MONDO:0000945Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names venous insufficiency yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Impaired venous blood flow or venous return (venous stasis), usually caused by inadequate venous valves. Venous insufficiency often occurs in the legs, and is associated with edema and sometimes with venous stasis ulcers at the ankle.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000945), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: venous insufficiency
- Also called
- venous insufficiency (disease)