| Descriptor English: | Humerus | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Húmero                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Úmero | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Humérus | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Greater Tubercle Greater Tubercles Greater Tuberosities, Humeral Greater Tuberosity, Humeral Humeral Greater Tuberosities Humeral Greater Tuberosity Humeral Lesser Tuberosities Humeral Lesser Tuberosity Humeri Lesser Tubercle Lesser Tubercles Lesser Tuberosities, Humeral Lesser Tuberosity, Humeral Olecranon Fossa Olecranon Fossi Tubercle, Greater Tubercles, Greater  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        A02.835.232.087.090.400 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006811 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Bone in humans and primates extending from the SHOULDER JOINT to the ELBOW JOINT. | 
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| Annotation: | dislocation at shoulder = SHOULDER DISLOCATION: do not add HUMERUS | 
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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 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  | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Olecranon Process
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| DeCS ID: | 6963 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D006811 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WE 810 | ||||||
| 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: | 2018/06/29 | 
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                        Humerus                                            
                                        - Preferred                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                                    
                        Olecranon Fossa                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Greater Tubercle                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Lesser Tubercle                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0010654 | 
                                
| Scope note | Bone in humans and primates extending from the SHOULDER JOINT to the ELBOW JOINT. | 
| Preferred term | Humerus | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Humeri                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000611385 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Olecranon Fossa | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Olecranon Fossi                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000611397 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Greater Tubercle | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Greater Tubercles                                                 Greater Tuberosities, Humeral Greater Tuberosity, Humeral Humeral Greater Tuberosities Humeral Greater Tuberosity Tubercle, Greater Tubercles, Greater  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000611396 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Lesser Tubercle | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Humeral Lesser Tuberosities                                                 Humeral Lesser Tuberosity Lesser Tubercles Lesser Tuberosities, Humeral Lesser Tuberosity, Humeral  | 
                                
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