| Descriptor English: | Arteriovenous Anastomosis | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Anastomosis Arteriovenosa 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Anastomose Arteriovenosa | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Anastomose artérioveineuse | ||||
| Entry term(s): | Anastomose, Arteriovenous Anastomoses, Arteriovenous Anastomosis, Arteriovenous Arteriovenous Anastomose Arteriovenous Anastomoses | ||||
| Tree number(s): | A07.015.461.085 | ||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001163 | ||||
| Scope note: | A vessel that directly interconnects an artery and a vein, and that acts as a shunt to bypass the CAPILLARY BEDS. Not to be confused with SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS or ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA. | ||||
| Annotation: | note category: do not confuse with ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA | ||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | AB                                                            abnormalities AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery UL ultrastructure VI virology | ||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 66 | ||||
| History Note: | 66(64) | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 1168 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D001163 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WG 590 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/30 | 
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                | Concept UI | M0001736 | 
| Scope note | A vessel that directly interconnects an artery and a vein, and that acts as a shunt to bypass the CAPILLARY BEDS. Not to be confused with SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS or ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA. | 
| Preferred term | Arteriovenous Anastomosis | 
| Entry term(s) | Anastomose, Arteriovenous Anastomoses, Arteriovenous Anastomosis, Arteriovenous Arteriovenous Anastomose Arteriovenous Anastomoses | 
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