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Body Regions > Extremities > Lower Extremity > Hip

Preferred term

Hip  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Coxa
  • Coxas

Note

  • do not confuse with HIP JOINT or PELVIC BONES (os coxae); aseptic or avascular necrosis = FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; differentiate from HIP JOINT

Scope note

  • The projecting part on each side of the body, formed by the side of the pelvis and the top portion of the femur.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006615

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