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MeSH Heading: Growth Plate
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.251.352
Unique ID: D006132
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006132
Scope Note: The area between the EPIPHYSIS and the DIAPHYSIS within which bone growth occurs.
Entry Term(s): Cartilage, Epiphyseal; Epiphyseal Cartilage; Epiphyseal Plate
NLM Classification #: WE 200
Previous Indexing: Cartilage (1966-1983); Epiphyses (1966-1983)
See Also: Bone Development
Public MeSH Note: 84
History Note: 84
Entry Combination: injuries:Salter-Harris Fractures
Date Established: 1984/01/01
Date of Entry: 1983/02/09
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Entry Combination: injuries:Salter-Harris Fractures
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)

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)

Concept UI: M0009657
Scope Note: The area between the EPIPHYSIS and the DIAPHYSIS within which bone growth occurs.
Terms: Growth Plate Preferred Term
Term UI T018599
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1984); Epiphyseal Plate
Term UI T018598
Date02/09/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Cartilage, Epiphyseal
Term UI T018600
Date02/09/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Epiphyseal Cartilage
Term UI T018601
Date02/09/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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