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Descriptor English: Temporal Arteries
Descriptor Spanish: Arterias Temporales
Descriptor arterias temporales
Scope note: Arterias que proceden de la arteria carótida externa o de la arteria maxilar e irrigan la región temporal.
Descriptor Portuguese: Artérias Temporais
Descriptor French: Artères temporales
Entry term(s): Arteries, Temporal
Artery, Temporal
Temporal Artery
Tree number(s): A07.015.114.228.868
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013699
Scope note: Arteries arising from the external carotid or the maxillary artery and distributing to the temporal region.
Annotation: inflammation = GIANT CELL ARTERITIS
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
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 14077
Unique ID: D013699
NLM Classification: WG 595.T3
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Temporal Arteries - Preferred
Concept UI M0021146
Scope note Arteries arising from the external carotid or the maxillary artery and distributing to the temporal region.
Preferred term Temporal Arteries
Entry term(s) Arteries, Temporal
Artery, Temporal
Temporal Artery



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