| Descriptor in English: | Cheek |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Mejilla |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Bochecha |
| Descriptor in French: | Joue |
| Entry term(s): |
Bucca Buccas Cheeks |
| Tree number(s): |
A01.456.505.173 A14.194 |
| Scope note: | The part of the face that is below the eye and to the side of the nose and mouth. |
| Annotation: | for that external portion of face or that internal portion of mouth; NIM for hamster cheek pouch; buccal mucosa = MOUTH MUCOSA (IM) + CHEEK (NIM); cheek bone fracture = ZYGOMATIC FRACTURES |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology GD growth & development IN injuries IR innervation MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery VI virology |
| DeCS UI: | 2655 |
| Descriptor UI: | D002610 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2015/03/02 |
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Body Regions [A01]Body Regions
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Cheek
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| Concept UI |
M0003998 |
| Scope note | The part of the face that is below the eye and to the side of the nose and mouth. |
| Preferred term | Cheek |
| Entry term(s) |
Bucca Buccas Cheeks |
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