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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D061525
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D061525
Preferred Name

Perforator Flap

Definitions
A mass of tissue for transplantation that includes the skin and/or the SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, and the perforating blood vessel that traverses the underlying tissue to supply blood to the skin. Perforator flaps are named after the anatomical region or muscle from where they are transplanted and/or the perforating blood vessel.
Synonyms
Flap, Perforator
Perforator Flaps
Flaps, Perforator
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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