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su·ral ar·ter·ies

[TA]

one of four or five arteries arising (sometimes by a common trunk) from the popliteal; distribution, muscles and integument of the calf; anastomoses, posterior tibial, medial, and lateral inferior genicular.

Synonym(s): arteriae surales [TA], artery of calf

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arteria saphena parva
popliteal artery
sural veins

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