Descriptor in English: | Femur |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Fémur |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Fêmur |
Descriptor in French: | Fémur |
Entry term(s): |
Femurs Greater Trochanter Greater Trochanters Lesser Trochanter Lesser Trochanters Trochanter Trochanter, Greater Trochanter, Lesser Trochanters Trochanters, Greater Trochanters, Lesser |
Tree number(s): |
A02.835.232.043.150 |
Scope note: | The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee. |
Annotation: | fractures: FEMORAL FRACTURES & FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES are available but see note under HIP FRACTURES; do not index under FEMUR when THIGH is meant: see note there |
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 |
DeCS UI: | 5373 |
Descriptor UI: | D005269 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2018/06/29 |
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Femur
- Preferred
Trochanter
- Related but not broader or narrower
Greater Trochanter
- Narrower
Lesser Trochanter
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0008317 |
Scope note | The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee. |
Preferred term | Femur |
Entry term(s) |
Femurs |
Concept UI |
M0008318 |
Preferred term | Trochanter |
Entry term(s) |
Trochanters |
Concept UI |
M000616347 |
Preferred term | Greater Trochanter |
Entry term(s) |
Greater Trochanters Trochanter, Greater Trochanters, Greater |
Concept UI |
M000616348 |
Preferred term | Lesser Trochanter |
Entry term(s) |
Lesser Trochanters Trochanter, Lesser Trochanters, Lesser |
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