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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