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Cardiovascular System > Blood Vessels > Arteries > Radial Artery

Preferred term

Radial Artery  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • diseases: coord IM with PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES (IM)

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.

History note

  • 93

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017534

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