| Descriptor English: | Elbow Joint | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Articulación del Codo                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Articulação do Cotovelo | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Articulation du coude | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Elbow Joints Joint, Elbow Joints, Elbow  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        A02.835.583.290 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004551 | ||||
| Scope note: | A hinge joint connecting the FOREARM to the ARM. | 
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| Annotation: | primates only; differentiate from ELBOW; Manual 21.58: use FORELIMB (probably IM) + JOINTS (NIM) for non-primate vertebrates | 
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| 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 IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery UL ultrastructure VI virology  | 
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| Entry Combination: | 
                                                                            injuries:Elbow Injuries
                                                                                 lesiones:Lesiones de Codo lesões:Lesões no Cotovelo  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 65 | 
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| History Note: | 65 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Olecranon Process
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| 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 | 
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                | 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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