Preferred Label : Limb girdle;
FMA definition : Subdivision of appendicular skeletal system which connects the skeletal system of
free limb to the trunk; it is demarcated by the plane of the surfaces of the glenoid
and acetabular fossae from the free limb; together with the skeletal system of free
limb, it constitutes the skeletal system of limb. Examples: There are only two instances,
pectoral girdle and pelvic girdle.;
Origin ID : 24874;
UMLS CUI : C0920884;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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- Semantic type(s)
Subdivision of appendicular skeletal system which connects the skeletal system of
free limb to the trunk; it is demarcated by the plane of the surfaces of the glenoid
and acetabular fossae from the free limb; together with the skeletal system of free
limb, it constitutes the skeletal system of limb. Examples: There are only two instances,
pectoral girdle and pelvic girdle.
