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Descriptor English: Femoral Artery
Descriptor Spanish: Arteria Femoral
Descriptor arteria femoral
Entry term(s) arteria femoral común
tronco común de la arteria femoral
Scope note: Arteria principal del muslo, continuación de la arteria ilíaca externa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Artéria Femoral
Descriptor French: Artère fémorale
Entry term(s): Arteries, Common Femoral
Arteries, Femoral
Artery, Common Femoral
Artery, Femoral
Common Femoral Arteries
Common Femoral Artery
Femoral Arteries
Femoral Arteries, Common
Femoral Artery, Common
Tree number(s): A07.015.114.351
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005263
Scope note: The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery.
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: 5367
Unique ID: D005263
NLM Classification: WG 595.F3
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/05/30
Femoral Artery - Preferred
Concept UI M0008311
Scope note The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery.
Preferred term Femoral Artery
Entry term(s) Arteries, Femoral
Artery, Femoral
Femoral Arteries
Common Femoral Artery - Narrower
Concept UI M000648912
Preferred term Common Femoral Artery
Entry term(s) Arteries, Common Femoral
Artery, Common Femoral
Common Femoral Arteries
Femoral Arteries, Common
Femoral Artery, Common



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