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Abstract
The region of the upper limb between the metacarpus and the FOREARM.
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- Wrists
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15 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, diagnostic imaging, embryology, growth & development, innervation, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, virology.
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Indexing 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
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Wrist. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014953. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014953
- Wrist. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrist
- Wrist. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185706