Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

arterial tree

Dutch translation:

arteriële boom

Added to glossary by vixen
Dec 17, 2004 13:25
19 yrs ago
English term

arterial tree

English to Dutch Medical Medical: Cardiology medical equipment
The DVP waveform is also very sensitive to the vascular tone of the whole arterial tree.

Ik heb twee referenties gevonden voor 'arteriële boom'. Dit geeft duidelijk weer wat er wordt bedoeld, maar ik vraag me toch af of er niet een andere standaardterm voor bestaat.
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arteriële boom

The use of the word tree/boom in terms of the blood circulation system is not unusual (see the text below) It derives from the similarity of the vascular/arterial system to a tree, major arteries (limbs of the tree) smaller arteries (branches) with the smaller blood vessels (capillaries) forming the twigs.

Magnetic resonance angiography of the peripheral vascular tree = Magnetische resonantie angiografie van de perifere vasculaire boom

From orion.itor.org/nl/oi/nod/clasgenees/d23/D23220/toon
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