DeCS

Descriptor English:

Scalp

Descriptor Spanish:

Cuero Cabelludo

Spanish from Spain

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):

Scalp

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 malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BS vascularisation
CH composition chimique
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DG imagerie diagnostique
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
IR innervation
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
SU chirurgie
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

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