MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Elbow
Tree Number(s): A01.378.800.420
Unique ID: D004550
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004550
Annotation: use for primates only; use FORELIMB for non-primate vertebrates; differentiate from ELBOW JOINT
Scope Note: Region of the body immediately surrounding and including the ELBOW JOINT.
NLM Classification #: WE 820
Entry Combination: injuries:Elbow Injuries
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/07/12

Entry Combination: injuries:Elbow Injuries
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

embryology (EM)

growth & development (GD)

innervation (IR)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

virology (VI)

Elbow MeSH Descriptor Data 2025