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Descriptor English: Musculoskeletal System
Descriptor Spanish: Sistema Musculoesquelético
Descriptor sistema musculoesquelético
Scope note: Los MÚSCULOS, huesos (HUESO Y HUESOS) y CARTÍLAGOS del organismo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sistema Musculoesquelético
Descriptor French: Appareil locomoteur
Entry term(s): Musculoskeletal Systems
System, Musculoskeletal
Systems, Musculoskeletal
Tree number(s): A02
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009141
Scope note: The MUSCLES, bones (BONE AND BONES), and CARTILAGE of the body.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; must be both musculo + skeletal, otherwise prefer BONE AND BONES or MUSCLES
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Entry Combination: abnormalities:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
growth & development:Musculoskeletal Development
physiology:Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena
Related: Musculoskeletal Development MeSH
DeCS ID: 9334
Unique ID: D009141
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: 2018/02/28
Musculoskeletal System - Preferred
Concept UI M0014260
Scope note The MUSCLES, bones (BONE AND BONES), and CARTILAGE of the body.
Preferred term Musculoskeletal System
Entry term(s) Musculoskeletal Systems
System, Musculoskeletal
Systems, Musculoskeletal



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