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Descriptor English: Radial Artery
Descriptor Spanish: Arteria Radial
Descriptor arteria radial
Scope note: La continuación directa del tronco braquial que se origina en la bifurcación de la arteria braquial, enfrente al cuello del radio. Sus ramas se pueden dividir en tres grupos según las tres regiones en las cuales están situados los vasos, el antebrazo, la muñeca y la mano.
Descriptor Portuguese: Artéria Radial
Descriptor French: Artère radiale
Entry term(s): Arteries, Radial
Artery, Radial
Radial Arteries
Tree number(s): A07.015.114.740
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017534
Scope note: The direct continuation of the brachial trunk, originating at the bifurcation of the brachial artery opposite the neck of the radius. Its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to the three regions in which the vessel is situated, the forearm, wrist, and hand.
Annotation: diseases: coord IM with PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES (IM)
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: Arm/blood supply (1966-1992)
Arteries (1966-1992)
Forearm/blood supply (1966-1992)
Hand/blood supply (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
DeCS ID: 30581
Unique ID: D017534
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Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2018/07/01
Radial Artery - Preferred
Concept UI M0026592
Scope note The direct continuation of the brachial trunk, originating at the bifurcation of the brachial artery opposite the neck of the radius. Its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to the three regions in which the vessel is situated, the forearm, wrist, and hand.
Preferred term Radial Artery
Entry term(s) Arteries, Radial
Artery, Radial
Radial Arteries



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