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Descriptor
English
:
Mesenteric Artery, Inferior
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Arteria Mesentérica Inferior
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Artéria Mesentérica Inferior
Tree Number:
A07.231.114.565.510
Definition
English
:
The artery supplying nearly all the left half of the transverse
colon
, the whole of the descending
colon
, the sigmoid
colon
, and the greater part of the
rectum
. It is smaller than the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) and arises from the
aorta
above its bifurcation into the common iliac
arteries.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
disease
is usually
MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION
but coord IM with MESENTERIC ARTERY, INFERIOR (NIM);
embolism
or
thrombosis
: coord NIM with
MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION
(IM) +
EMBOLISM
or
THROMBOSIS
(IM)
History Note
English
:
93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
30658
Unique Identifier:
D017537
Occurrence in VHL
:
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