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Descriptor English: Artificial Limbs
Descriptor Spanish: Miembros Artificiales
Descriptor miembros artificiales
Entry term(s) brazo artificial
extremidades artificiales
pierna artificial
prótesis de brazo
prótesis de extremidades
prótesis de pierna
Scope note: Sustitutos protésicos de brazos, pies o de sus partes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Membros Artificiais
Descriptor French: Membres artificiels
Entry term(s): Arm Prostheses
Arm Prosthesis
Arm, Artificial
Arms, Artificial
Artificial Arm
Artificial Arms
Artificial Extremities
Artificial Extremity
Artificial Leg
Artificial Legs
Artificial Limb
Extremities, Artificial
Extremity, Artificial
Leg Prostheses
Leg Prosthesis
Leg, Artificial
Legs, Artificial
Limb Prostheses
Limb Prosthesis
Limb, Artificial
Limbs, Artificial
Prostheses, Arm
Prostheses, Leg
Prostheses, Limb
Prosthesis, Arm
Prosthesis, Leg
Prosthesis, Limb
Tree number(s): E07.695.050
E07.858.082.050
E07.858.442.050
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001186
Scope note: Prosthetic replacements for arms, legs, and parts thereof.
Annotation: coord ARM or LEG (NIM) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 1192
Unique ID: D001186
NLM Classification: WE 172
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: 2004/07/19
Artificial Limbs - Preferred
Concept UI M0001770
Scope note Prosthetic replacements for arms, legs, and parts thereof.
Preferred term Artificial Limbs
Entry term(s) Artificial Extremities
Artificial Extremity
Artificial Limb
Extremities, Artificial
Extremity, Artificial
Limb Prostheses
Limb Prosthesis
Limb, Artificial
Limbs, Artificial
Prostheses, Limb
Prosthesis, Limb
Leg Prosthesis - Narrower
Concept UI M0001771
Preferred term Leg Prosthesis
Entry term(s) Artificial Leg
Artificial Legs
Leg Prostheses
Leg, Artificial
Legs, Artificial
Prostheses, Leg
Prosthesis, Leg
Artificial Arm - Narrower
Concept UI M0001769
Preferred term Artificial Arm
Entry term(s) Arm Prostheses
Arm Prosthesis
Arm, Artificial
Arms, Artificial
Artificial Arms
Prostheses, Arm
Prosthesis, Arm



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