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Descriptor English: Thorax
Descriptor Spanish: Tórax
Descriptor tórax
Entry term(s) pecho
Scope note: Parte superior del tronco, entre el CUELLO y el ABDOMEN. Contiene los principales órganos de los sistemas circulatorio y respiratorio. (Stedman, 25a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Tórax
Descriptor French: Thorax
Entry term(s): Poitrine
Région thoracique
Torse
Tree number(s): A01.923.761
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013909
Scope note: The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Annotation: /surg = THORACIC SURGERY, the specialty (Cat G2) or THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES (Cat E4); "intrathoracic" could be THORAX or HEART or LUNG or RIBS: check text; chest pain = CHEST PAIN
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
IR innervation
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie
Entry Combination: injuries:Thoracic Injuries
Related: Chirurgie thoracique MeSH
Radiographie thoracique MeSH
Radiographie thoracique de dépistage MeSH
Thoracoplastie MeSH
Thoracoscopie MeSH
Thoracostomie MeSH
Thoracotomie MeSH
DeCS ID: 14294
Unique ID: D013909
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Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Thorax - Preferred
Concept UI M0021411
Preferred term Thorax
Entry term(s) Poitrine
Région thoracique
Torse



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