Lower extremity

Introduction: Lower extremity

Description of Lower extremity

Lower extremity: SYN: lower limb.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Lower extremity: The region of the lower limb in animals, extending from the gluteal region to the FOOT, and including the BUTTOCKS; HIP; and LEG.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Lower extremity: The region of the lower limb in animals, extending from the gluteal region to the FOOT, and including the BUTTOCKS; HIP; and LEG.
Source: MeSH 2007

Lower extremity: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Lower extremity:

• Lower
• Extremity

Terms associated with Lower extremity:

Terms Similar to Lower extremity:

• lower limb
• membrum inferius

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Extremity, Lower

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Lower extremity:

• Buttocks
• Foot
• Hip
• Knee
• Leg
• Thigh

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Lower extremity

• Extremities

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Lower extremity

The following list attempts to classify Lower extremity into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Body Regions
  • Extremities
    • Lower Extremity

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• extremity
• body region
• Anatomy

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