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MeSH Heading: Shoulder Joint
Tree Number(s): A02.835.583.748
Unique ID: D012785
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012785
Annotation: use for humans and other vertebrates; differentiate from SHOULDER
Scope Note: The articulation between the head of the HUMERUS and the glenoid cavity of the SCAPULA.
Entry Term(s): Glenohumeral Joint; Glenoid Labrum
Public MeSH Note: 65; SHOULDER ARTHROSES was heading 1963-64
History Note: 65; SHOULDER ARTHROSES was heading 1963-64
Entry Combination: injuries:Shoulder Injuries
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/05/10

Entry Combination: injuries:Shoulder Injuries
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)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Shoulder Joint MeSH Descriptor Data 2025