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MeSH Heading: Carotid Artery, External
Tree Number(s): A07.015.114.186.200.210
Unique ID: D002342
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002342
Annotation: dis: coord IM with CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES (IM); inj: coord IM with CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES (IM) or specifics (IM)
Scope Note: Branch of the common carotid artery which supplies the exterior of the head, the face, and the greater part of the neck.
NLM Classification #: WG 595.C2
Previous Indexing: Carotid Arteries (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(72)
Entry Combination: injuries:Carotid Artery Injuries
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Entry Combination: injuries:Carotid Artery Injuries
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Carotid Artery, External MeSH Descriptor Data 2025