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Descriptor English: Capitate Bone
Descriptor Spanish: Hueso Grande del Carpo
Descriptor hueso grande del carpo
Scope note: Hueso carpiano con una cabeza redonda, localizado entre el HUESO TRAPEZOIDE y el HUESO GANCHOSO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Capitato
Descriptor French: Os capitatum
Entry term(s): Bone, Capitate
Bones, Capitate
Capitate Bones
Os Capitatum
Tree number(s): A02.835.232.087.319.150.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D051224
Scope note: A carpal bone with a rounded head located between the TRAPEZOID BONE and the HAMATE BONE.
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: Carpal Bones (1971-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
DeCS ID: 50356
Unique ID: D051224
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Capitate Bone - Preferred
Concept UI M0479695
Scope note A carpal bone with a rounded head located between the TRAPEZOID BONE and the HAMATE BONE.
Preferred term Capitate Bone
Entry term(s) Bone, Capitate
Bones, Capitate
Capitate Bones
Os Capitatum



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