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Descriptor English: Cranial Sutures
Descriptor Spanish: Suturas Craneales
Descriptor suturas craneales
Scope note: Tipo de articulación fibrosa entre huesos de la cabeza.
Descriptor Portuguese: Suturas Cranianas
Descriptor French: Sutures crâniennes
Entry term(s): Cranial Suture
Suture, Cranial
Sutures, Cranial
Tree number(s): A02.835.232.781.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003393
Scope note: A type of fibrous joint between bones of the head.
Annotation: note category: a fibrous joint in bones of head; do not confuse with SUTURES (E7) or SUTURE TECHNIQUES (E4)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Skull (1966-1980)
specific skull bone (1966-1980)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SKULL 1981-90
History Note: 91(81); was see under SKULL 1981-90
DeCS ID: 3409
Unique ID: D003393
NLM Classification: WE 705
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/04/04
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Cranial Sutures - Preferred
Concept UI M0005283
Scope note A type of fibrous joint between bones of the head.
Preferred term Cranial Sutures
Entry term(s) Cranial Suture
Suture, Cranial
Sutures, Cranial



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