Thumb MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Thumb
Tree Number(s): A01.378.800.667.430.705
Unique ID: D013933
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013933
Annotation: use for primates only
Scope Note: The first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four.
NLM Classification #: WE 835
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2015/06/16

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)

transplantation (TR)

virology (VI)

Body Regions [A01]
- Extremities [A01.378]
  - Upper Extremity [A01.378.800]
    - Hand [A01.378.800.667]
      - Fingers [A01.378.800.667.430]
        
        Thumb [A01.378.800.667.430.705]

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