| Descriptor English: | Leg | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Pierna 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Perna (Membro) | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Jambe | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Legs | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | A01.378.610.500 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007866 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE. | ||||||
| Annotation: | primates only but see note on LEG INJURIES; for whole leg or lower leg (THIGH is available for upper leg); for bones use TIBIA or FIBULA; Manual 21.58: table of human, primate & non-primate extremities | ||||||
| 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 TR transplantation VI virology | ||||||
| Entry Combination: | injuries:Leg Injuries | ||||||
| Related: | Hindlimb
                                            MeSH Leg Bones MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 8044 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D007866 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1963/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2002/07/03 | 
                        
                                                                    
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                | Concept UI | M0012281 | 
| Scope note | The inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE. | 
| Preferred term | Leg | 
| Entry term(s) | Legs | 
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