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Retinal Artery MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Retinal Artery
Tree Number(s)
A07.015.114.765
A07.015.611.647
Unique ID
D012161
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012161
Annotation
retinal artery dis: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM), not VASCULAR DISEASES
Scope Note
Central retinal artery and its branches. It arises from the ophthalmic artery, pierces the optic nerve and runs through its center, enters the eye through the porus opticus and branches to supply the retina.
Entry Term(s)
Central Retinal Artery
NLM Classification #
WG 595.R38
Previous Indexing
Retinal Vessels (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note
73
History Note
73
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/06/30
Retinal Artery Preferred
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