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Descriptor English: Elbow Joint
Descriptor Spanish: Articulación del Codo
Descriptor articulación del codo
Scope note: Articulación que conecta el BRAZO con el ANTEBRAZO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Articulação do Cotovelo
Descriptor French: Articulation du coude
Entry term(s): Elbow Joints
Joint, Elbow
Joints, Elbow
Tree number(s): A02.835.583.290
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004551
Scope note: A hinge joint connecting the FOREARM to the ARM.
Annotation: primates only; differentiate from ELBOW; Manual 21.58: use FORELIMB (probably IM) + JOINTS (NIM) for non-primate vertebrates
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
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Entry Combination: injuries:Elbow Injuries
lesiones:Lesiones de Codo
lesões:Lesões no Cotovelo
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Related: Olecranon Process MeSH
DeCS ID: 4625
Unique ID: D004551
NLM Classification: WE 820
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Elbow Joint - Preferred
Concept UI M0007155
Scope note A hinge joint connecting the FOREARM to the ARM.
Preferred term Elbow Joint
Entry term(s) Elbow Joints
Joint, Elbow
Joints, Elbow



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