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Descriptor English: Blepharophimosis
Descriptor Spanish: Blefarofimosis
Descriptor blefarofimosis
Scope note: Estrechez anormal de las aberturas palpebrales en dirección horizontal, causada por desplazamiento externo de los cantos palpebrales internos. (Dorland, 28a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Blefarofimose
Descriptor French: Blépharophimosis
Entry term(s): Blepharophimoses
Tree number(s): C11.250.090
C11.338.190
C16.131.384.190
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016569
Scope note: The abnormal narrowness of the palpebral fissure in the horizontal direction caused by the lateral displacement of the medial canthi of the eyelids. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Annotation: eyelid abnorm; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Blepharoptosis (1972-1991)
Eye (1975-1991)
Eye Diseases (1976-1991)
Eyelid Diseases (1976-1991)
Eyelids/abnormalities (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 30230
Unique ID: D016569
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/01/02
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Blepharophimosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0025276
Scope note The abnormal narrowness of the palpebral fissure in the horizontal direction caused by the lateral displacement of the medial canthi of the eyelids. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Preferred term Blepharophimosis
Entry term(s) Blepharophimoses



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