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MeSH Heading: Thigh
Tree Number(s): A01.378.610.750
Unique ID: D013848
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013848
Annotation: for humans & other vertebrates; for bone index FEMUR; NIM when merely locational
Scope Note: The superior part of the lower extremity between the HIP and the KNEE.
NLM Classification #: WE 865
See Also: Femur
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

embryology (EM)

growth & development (GD)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

virology (VI)

Thigh MeSH Descriptor Data 2025