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Descriptor English: Osteoma
Descriptor Spanish: Osteoma
Descriptor osteoma
Scope note: Tumor benigno, de crecimiento lento, formado por hueso bien diferenciado, densamente esclerótico y compacto, que suele originarse en huesos membranosos, especialmente en el cráneo y los huesos de la cara. (Dorland, 28a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Osteoma
Descriptor French: Ostéome
Entry term(s): Osteomas
Tree number(s): C04.557.450.565.575.625
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010016
Scope note: A benign tumor composed of bone tissue or a hard tumor of bonelike structure developing on a bone (homoplastic osteoma) or on other structures (heteroplastic osteoma). (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Annotation: coordinate with BONE NEOPLASMS or specific precoordinated bone/neoplasm term or specific bone + BONE NEOPLASMS
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 10196
Unique ID: D010016
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1995/06/08
Osteoma - Preferred
Concept UI M0015541
Scope note A benign tumor composed of bone tissue or a hard tumor of bonelike structure developing on a bone (homoplastic osteoma) or on other structures (heteroplastic osteoma). (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Preferred term Osteoma
Entry term(s) Osteomas



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