| Descriptor in English: | Joints |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Articulaciones |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Articulações |
| Descriptor in French: | Articulations |
| Entry term(s): |
Joint |
| Tree number(s): |
A02.835.583 |
| Scope note: | Also known as articulations, these are points of connection between the ends of certain separate bones, or where the borders of other bones are juxtaposed. |
| Annotation: | general; inflammation = ARTHRITIS; / surg: consider also ARTHROPLASTY; joint revision: index ARTHROPLASTY (IM) + REVISION, JOINT see REOPERATION (NIM) |
| 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 |
| See also the descriptors: |
Arthrography
MeSH Arthroplasty MeSH Arthroscopy MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 7764 |
| Descriptor UI: | D007596 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2016/08/09 |
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Joints
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0011865 |
| Scope note | Also known as articulations, these are points of connection between the ends of certain separate bones, or where the borders of other bones are juxtaposed. |
| Preferred term | Joints |
| Entry term(s) |
Joint |
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