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MeSH Heading: Forelimb
Tree Number(s): A13.395
Unique ID: D005552
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005552
Annotation: non-primate vertebrates only: for human use ARM; for invertebrates use EXTREMITIES; TN 75: animal extremities; TN 117: table of animal extremities
Scope Note: A front limb of a quadruped. (The Random House College Dictionary, 1980)
Previous Indexing: Extremities (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/03/29
Revision Date: 2004/07/13

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)

Forelimb MeSH Descriptor Data 2025