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Blood Vessels MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Blood Vessels
Tree Number(s)
A07.015
Unique ID
D001808
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001808
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
Scope Note
Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins).
See Also
Angiography
Vascular Resistance
Vascular Surgical Procedures
Vasomotor System
Consider Also
consider also terms at ANGI-, VASA-, VASC-, and VASO-
Public MeSH Note
/transplantation was BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65
History Note
/transplantation was BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65
Entry Combination
surgery:Vascular Surgical Procedures
Date Introduced
1960/01/01
Last Updated
2024/11/05
Blood Vessels Preferred
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