Preferred Name |
Posterior Tibial Artery |
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Synonyms |
Posterior Tibial Artery Posterior tibial POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY |
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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. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12826 |
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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. |
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code |
C12826 |
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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 |
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Contributing_Source |
ACC/AHA CDISC |
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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. |
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Display_Name |
Posterior Tibial Artery |
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FULL_SYN |
Posterior Tibial Artery Posterior tibial POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY |
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label |
Posterior Tibial Artery |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Posterior_Tibial_Artery |
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Preferred_Name |
Posterior Tibial Artery |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12826 |
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Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0086835 |
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subClassOf |