Anatomy

Blood Vessels

Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins).

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Abstract

Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins).

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Blood Vessel
  • Vessel, Blood
  • Vessels, Blood

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22 allowable subheadings

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, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified only: prefer specifics and/or /blood supply with anatomical terms; permeability = VASCULAR PERMEABILITY see CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; inflammation = VASCULITIS or its specifics; radiography of blood vessels = ANGIOGRAPHY

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History Note

/transplantation was BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65

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  1. A07w.015w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Blood Vessels. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001808. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001808
  2. Blood Vessels. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_vessel
  3. Blood Vessels. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q988343