National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Posterior Tibial Artery

Synonyms

Posterior Tibial Artery

Posterior tibial

POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY

Definitions

A terminal branch of the popliteal artery that runs along the tibia from the lower portion of the popliteus muscle to the lower ankle with numerous branches supplying the lower leg and foot.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12826

ALT_DEFINITION

The artery of the foot that supplies the posterior and lateral compartment of the leg whose pulses can be palpated as it passes behind the medial malleolus of the ankle.

A terminal branch of the popliteal artery that runs along the tibia from the lower portion of the popliteus muscle to the lower ankle with numerous branches supplying the lower leg and foot.

code

C12826

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C167409

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

Contributing_Source

ACC/AHA

CDISC

DEFINITION

A terminal branch of the popliteal artery that runs along the tibia from the lower portion of the popliteus muscle to the lower ankle with numerous branches supplying the lower leg and foot.

Display_Name

Posterior Tibial Artery

FULL_SYN

Posterior Tibial Artery

Posterior tibial

POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY

label

Posterior Tibial Artery

Legacy Concept Name

Posterior_Tibial_Artery

Preferred_Name

Posterior Tibial Artery

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12826

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0086835

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12372

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