| Descriptor English: | Thymectomy | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Timectomía                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Timectomia | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Thymectomie | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Thymectomies | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E04.928.770 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013934 | ||||
| Scope note: | Surgical removal of the thymus gland. (Dorland, 28th ed) | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AE                                                            adverse effects CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology RH rehabilitation SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 65 | 
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| History Note: | 65(64) | 
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| DeCS ID: | 14320 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D013934 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WK 400 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1965/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 1997/06/20 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]Surgical Procedures, Operative 
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                        Thymectomy                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0021444 | 
                                
| Scope note | Surgical removal of the thymus gland. (Dorland, 28th ed) | 
| Preferred term | Thymectomy | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Thymectomies                                                 | 
                                
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