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Descriptor English: Elbow
Descriptor Spanish: Codo
Descriptor codo
Scope note: Región del cuerpo humano que rodea e incluye la ARTICULACIÓN DEL CODO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cotovelo
Descriptor French: Coude
Tree number(s): A01.378.800.420
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004550
Scope note: Region of the body immediately surrounding and including the ELBOW JOINT.
Annotation: use for primates only; use FORELIMB for non-primate vertebrates; differentiate from ELBOW JOINT
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
GD growth & development
IN injuries
IR innervation
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
VI virology
Entry Combination: injuries:Elbow Injuries
lesiones:Lesiones de Codo
lesões:Lesões no Cotovelo
DeCS ID: 4624
Unique ID: D004550
NLM Classification: WE 820
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/16
Elbow - Preferred
Concept UI M0007154
Scope note Region of the body immediately surrounding and including the ELBOW JOINT.
Preferred term Elbow



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