DeCS

Descriptor English:

Thoracic Wall

Descriptor Spanish:

Pared Torácica

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	pared torácica
Entry term(s)	pared del tórax
Scope note:	Márgenes externos del tórax que comprende PIEL, FASCIA profunda, VÉRTEBRAS TORÁCICAS, COSTILLAS, ESTERNÓN y MÚSCULOS.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Parede Torácica

Descriptor French:

Paroi thoracique

Entry term(s):

Chest Wall
Wall, Chest
Wall, Thoracic

Tree number(s):

A01.923.761.850

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D035441

Scope note:

The outer margins of the thorax containing SKIN, deep FASCIA; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; RIBS; STERNUM; and MUSCLES.

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

Public MeSH Note:

2003

History Note:

2003

Pectoralis Muscles MeSH
Respiratory Muscles MeSH

DeCS ID:

36507

Unique ID:

D035441

NLM Classification:

WE 715

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

2003/01/01

Date of Entry:

2002/07/03

Revision Date:

2011/06/24

ANATOMY

Thoracic Cavity [A01.923.761.800]

Thoracic Cavity

Thoracic Wall [A01.923.761.850]

Thoracic Wall

Thoracic Wall - Preferred

Concept UI	M0407552
Scope note	The outer margins of the thorax containing SKIN, deep FASCIA; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; RIBS; STERNUM; and MUSCLES.
Preferred term	Thoracic Wall
Entry term(s)	Chest Wall Wall, Chest Wall, Thoracic

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