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Descriptor English: Arm
Descriptor Spanish: Brazo
Descriptor brazo
Entry term(s) brazos
Scope note: Parte superior de la extremidad superior, entre el HOMBRO y el CODO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Braço
Descriptor French: Bras
Entry term(s): Arm, Upper
Arms
Arms, Upper
Brachium
Brachiums
Upper Arm
Upper Arms
Tree number(s): A01.378.800.075
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001132
Scope note: The superior part of the upper extremity between the SHOULDER and the ELBOW.
Annotation: primates only; FOREARM is also available; NIM when merely locational
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
GD growth & development
IR innervation
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
VI virology
Entry Combination: injuries:Arm Injuries
Related: Forelimb MeSH
DeCS ID: 1136
Unique ID: D001132
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: 2016/06/15
Arm - Preferred
Concept UI M0001697
Scope note The superior part of the upper extremity between the SHOULDER and the ELBOW.
Preferred term Arm
Entry term(s) Arm, Upper
Arms
Arms, Upper
Brachium
Brachiums
Upper Arm
Upper Arms



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