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MeSH Heading: Hip
Tree Number(s): A01.378.610.400
Unique ID: D006615
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006615
Annotation: do not confuse with HIP JOINT or PELVIC BONES (os coxae); aseptic or avascular necrosis = FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; differentiate from HIP JOINT
Scope Note: The projecting part on each side of the body, formed by the side of the pelvis and the top portion of the femur.
Entry Term(s): Coxa
NLM Classification #: WE 855
Consider Also: consider also terms at COX-
Entry Combination: injuries:Hip Injuries
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2002/07/03

Entry Combination: injuries:Hip 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)

Hip MeSH Descriptor Data 2025