Metacarpophalangeal Joint
"Metacarpophalangeal Joint" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The articulation between a metacarpal bone and a phalanx.
| Descriptor ID |
D008662
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.583.405.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Metacarpophalangeal Joint- Metacarpophalangeal Joint
- Joint, Metacarpophalangeal
- Joints, Metacarpophalangeal
- Metacarpophalangeal Joints
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