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MeSH Heading: Acetabulum
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.043.825.108
Unique ID: D000077
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077
Annotation: point of union of the 3 pelvic bones; do not confuse with HIP or HIP JOINT; fractures = ACETABULUM /‌inj (IM) + FRACTURES, BONE (IM); /‌surg: consider also ACETABULOPLASTY
Scope Note: The part of the pelvis that comprises the pelvic socket where the head of FEMUR joins to form HIP JOINT (acetabulofemoral joint).
Entry Term(s): Acetabula; Cotyloid Cavity
NLM Classification #: WE 760
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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