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Descriptor English: Truncus Arteriosus
Descriptor Spanish: Tronco Arterial
Descriptor tronco arterial
Scope note: Tronco arterial embrionario que emerge del corazón fetal. Durante el desarrollo se divide en la AORTA y la ARTERIA PULMONAR.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tronco Arterial
Descriptor French: Truncus arteriosus
Entry term(s): Arteriosus, Truncus
Tree number(s): A07.541.278.930
A16.378.303.930
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014338
Scope note: The arterial trunk arising from the fetal heart. During development, it divides into AORTA and the PULMONARY ARTERY.
Annotation: normal; abnormal is probably TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS, PERSISTENT; pseudotruncus arteriosus = TETRALOGY OF FALLOT
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
Previous Indexing: Aorta (1966-1976)
Pulmonary Artery (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 77
History Note: 77
DeCS ID: 14742
Unique ID: D014338
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/19
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Truncus Arteriosus - Preferred
Concept UI M0022051
Scope note The arterial trunk arising from the fetal heart. During development, it divides into AORTA and the PULMONARY ARTERY.
Preferred term Truncus Arteriosus
Entry term(s) Arteriosus, Truncus



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