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Descriptor English: Olecranon Process
Descriptor Spanish: Olécranon
Descriptor olécranon
Entry term(s) apófisis olecraneana
proceso olecraneano
Scope note: Proyección prominente del cúbito, que se articula con el HÚMERO y forma la protuberancia externa de la ARTICULACIÓN DEL CODO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Olécrano
Descriptor French: Processus olécrânien
Entry term(s): Olecranon
Process, Olecranon
Tree number(s): A02.835.232.087.090.850.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056740
Scope note: A prominent projection of the ulna that articulates with the HUMERUS and forms the outer protuberance of the ELBOW JOINT.
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
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
Related: Elbow Joint MeSH
DeCS ID: 53413
Unique ID: D056740
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Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Olecranon Process - Preferred
Concept UI M0528952
Scope note A prominent projection of the ulna that articulates with the HUMERUS and forms the outer protuberance of the ELBOW JOINT.
Preferred term Olecranon Process
Entry term(s) Olecranon
Process, Olecranon



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