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MeSH Heading: Wrist
Tree Number(s): A01.378.800.875
Unique ID: D014953
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014953
Annotation: primates only; for non-primate vertebrates, index FORELIMB; wrist ganglion is indexed WRIST + SYNOVIAL CYST; differentiate from WRIST JOINT; wrist bone = CARPAL BONES or specifics
Scope Note: The region of the upper limb between the metacarpus and the FOREARM.
NLM Classification #: WE 830
Entry Combination: injuries:Wrist Injuries
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/05/17

Entry Combination: injuries:Wrist 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)

Wrist MeSH Descriptor Data 2025