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Descriptor English: Lower Extremity
Descriptor Spanish: Extremidad Inferior
Descriptor extremidad inferior
Entry term(s) extremidades inferiores
miembro inferior
miembros inferiores
Scope note: Región de los animales que comprende el miembro inferior y que se extiende desde la región glútea hasta el PIE. Incluye a las NALGAS, CADERA y PIERNA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Extremidade Inferior
Descriptor French: Membre inférieur
Entry term(s): Extremities, Lower
Extremity, Lower
Limb, Lower
Limbs, Lower
Lower Extremities
Lower Limb
Lower Limbs
Membrum inferius
Tree number(s): A01.378.610
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D035002
Scope note: The region of the lower limb in animals, extending from the gluteal region to the FOOT, and including the BUTTOCKS; HIP; and LEG.
Annotation: prefer specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: 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: abnormalities:Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital
Previous Indexing: Leg (1964-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see LEG 1987-2002
History Note: 2003; use LEG 1987-2002
DeCS ID: 36500
Unique ID: D035002
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Lower Extremity - Preferred
Concept UI M0406670
Scope note The region of the lower limb in animals, extending from the gluteal region to the FOOT, and including the BUTTOCKS; HIP; and LEG.
Preferred term Lower Extremity
Entry term(s) Extremities, Lower
Extremity, Lower
Limb, Lower
Limbs, Lower
Lower Extremities
Lower Limb
Lower Limbs
Membrum inferius



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