"Carotid Artery, External" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Branch of the common carotid artery which supplies the exterior of the head, the face, and the greater part of the neck.
| Descriptor ID |
D002342
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.186.200.210
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| Concept/Terms |
Carotid Artery, External- Carotid Artery, External
- Arteries, External Carotid
- Artery, External Carotid
- Carotid Arteries, External
- External Carotid Arteries
- External Carotid Artery
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