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Descriptor English: Scalp
Descriptor Spanish: Cuero Cabelludo
Descriptor cuero cabelludo
Scope note: Cubierta externa de la bóveda craneal, constituida por varias capas: PIEL, tejido conectivo subcutáneo, músculo occipitofrontal, que incluye la aponeurosis epicraneal, tejido conectivo laxo y el pericráneo (PERIOSTIO del CRÁNEO).
Descriptor Portuguese: Couro Cabeludo
Descriptor French: Cuir chevelu
Entry term(s): Scalps
Tree number(s): A01.456.810
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012535
Scope note: The outer covering of the calvaria. It is composed of several layers: SKIN; subcutaneous connective tissue; the occipitofrontal muscle which includes the tendinous galea aponeurotica; loose connective tissue; and the pericranium (the PERIOSTEUM of the SKULL).
Annotation: diseases of skin or hair of scalp = SCALP DERMATOSES; neopl of scalp = SKIN NEOPLASMS (IM) + SCALP (IM) + HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 12917
Unique ID: D012535
NLM Classification: WR 450
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Scalp - Preferred
Concept UI M0019464
Scope note The outer covering of the calvaria. It is composed of several layers: SKIN; subcutaneous connective tissue; the occipitofrontal muscle which includes the tendinous galea aponeurotica; loose connective tissue; and the pericranium (the PERIOSTEUM of the SKULL).
Preferred term Scalp
Entry term(s) Scalps



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