| Qualifier English: | blood supply | ||||
| Qualifier Spanish: | 
                                irrigación sanguínea                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Qualifier Portuguese: | irrigação sanguínea | ||||
| Qualifier French: | vascularisation | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    microvasculature vasculature  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000098 | ||||
| Scope note: | Used for arterial, capillary, and venous systems of an organ or region whenever the specific heading for the vessel does not exist. It includes blood flow through the organ. | 
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| Annotation: | subhead only; includes arteries, veins, capillaries & microvasculature; covers vascular anatomy, circulation & pressure; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.11; DF: /blood supply or /BS | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||
| Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/BS or BS (SH) or SUBS APPLY BS | 
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| History Note: | 66; used with Category A 1966-74; A1-6, A8-10 & A13-16 1975; A1-6, A8-10, A13-16 & C4 1976-89; A1-6, A8-10, A13-14 & C4 1990 forward | 
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| Entry Version: | BLOOD SUPPLY | 
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| Abbreviation: | BS | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 22040 | ||||
| Unique ID: | Q000098 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1973/12/27 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2003/07/24 | 
                        
                                                                    
                        blood supply                                            
                                        - Preferred                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                                    
                        microvasculature                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                
                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0030289 | 
                                
| Scope note | Used for arterial, capillary, and venous systems of an organ or region whenever the specific heading for the vessel does not exist. It includes blood flow through the organ. | 
| Preferred term | blood supply | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            vasculature                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0030290 | 
                                
| Preferred term | microvasculature | 
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