| Descriptor English: | Carpal Bones |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Huesos del Carpo |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Ossos do Carpo |
| Descriptor French: | Os du carpe |
| Entry term(s): |
Bone, Carpal Bones, Carpal Carpal Bone |
| Tree number(s): |
A02.835.232.087.319.150 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002348 |
| Scope note: | The eight bones of the wrist: SCAPHOID BONE; LUNATE BONE; TRIQUETRUM BONE; PISIFORM BONE; TRAPEZIUM BONE; TRAPEZOID BONE; CAPITATE BONE; and HAMATE BONE. |
| Annotation: | do not confuse with WRIST (the area) or WRIST JOINT; see note on CARPUS, ANIMAL; /inj permitted: not necessarily WRIST INJURIES |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
| Previous Indexing: |
Wrist (1966-1971) Wrist Joint (1966-1971) |
| Public MeSH Note: | 72 |
| History Note: | 72 |
| DeCS ID: | 2391 |
| Unique ID: | D002348 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1972/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/29 |
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Carpal Bones
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| Concept UI |
M0003552 |
| Scope note | The eight bones of the wrist: SCAPHOID BONE; LUNATE BONE; TRIQUETRUM BONE; PISIFORM BONE; TRAPEZIUM BONE; TRAPEZOID BONE; CAPITATE BONE; and HAMATE BONE. |
| Preferred term | Carpal Bones |
| Entry term(s) |
Bone, Carpal Bones, Carpal Carpal Bone |
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