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MeSH Heading: Popliteal Vein
Tree Number(s): A07.015.908.641
Unique ID: D011152
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011152
Scope Note: The vein formed by the union of the anterior and posterior tibial veins; it courses through the popliteal space and becomes the femoral vein.
NLM Classification #: WG 625.P6
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2018/06/30

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)

injuries (IN)

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)

Popliteal Vein MeSH Descriptor Data 2026