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Descriptor English: Hip
Descriptor Spanish: Cadera
Descriptor cadera
Entry term(s) coxa
Scope note: Parte que se proyecta a cada lado del cuerpo, formada por el lateral de la pelvis y la porción superior del fémur.
Descriptor Portuguese: Quadril
Descriptor French: Hanche
Entry term(s): Coxa
Coxas
Hips
Tree number(s): A01.378.610.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006615
Scope note: The projecting part on each side of the body, formed by the side of the pelvis and the top portion of the femur.
Annotation: do not confuse with HIP JOINT or PELVIC BONES (os coxae); aseptic or avascular necrosis = FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; differentiate from HIP JOINT
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
GD growth & development
IR innervation
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
VI virology
Entry Combination: injuries:Hip Injuries
Consider Also: consider also terms at COX-
DeCS ID: 6773
Unique ID: D006615
NLM Classification: WE 855
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2002/07/03
Hip - Preferred
Concept UI M0010361
Scope note The projecting part on each side of the body, formed by the side of the pelvis and the top portion of the femur.
Preferred term Hip
Entry term(s) Coxa
Coxas
Hips



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