Anatomy

Arteries

The vessels carrying blood away from the heart.

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The vessels carrying blood away from the heart.

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  • Artery

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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general or unspecified or as a coordinate to indicate a specific artery (e.g. pancreatic artery = PANCREAS / blood supply + ARTERIES); / surg: consider also ENDARTERECTOMY; inflammation = ARTERITIS; arterial blood = BLOOD + ARTERIES or specific artery

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arteries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001158. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001158
  2. Arteries. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artery
  3. Arteries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9655