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MeSH Heading: Arteriovenous Anastomosis
Tree Number(s): A07.015.461.085
Unique ID: D001163
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001163
Annotation: note category: do not confuse with ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA
Scope Note: A vessel that directly interconnects an artery and a vein, and that acts as a shunt to bypass the CAPILLARY BEDS. Not to be confused with SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS or ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA.
Entry Term(s): Arteriovenous Anastomoses
NLM Classification #: WG 590
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(64)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

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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)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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