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Descriptor English: Nasolabial Fold
Descriptor Spanish: Surco Nasolabial
Descriptor surco nasolabial
Entry term(s) pliegue nasolabial
surco nasogeniano
Scope note: Pliegue de la piel en cada lado de la cara que va desde las esquinas exteriores de la nariz hasta la comisura de la boca. Es un sitio común en la CIRUGÍA PLÁSTICA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sulco Nasogeniano
Descriptor French: Pli nasolabial
Entry term(s): Fold, Nasolabial
Folds, Nasolabial
Nasolabial Folds
Tree number(s): A01.456.505.682
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D060052
Scope note: A skin crease on each side of the face that runs from the outer corners of the nose to the corner of the mouth. It is a common site of PLASTIC SURGERY.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
IR innervation
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
DeCS ID: 54410
Unique ID: D060052
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Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Nasolabial Fold - Preferred
Concept UI M0552721
Scope note A skin crease on each side of the face that runs from the outer corners of the nose to the corner of the mouth. It is a common site of PLASTIC SURGERY.
Preferred term Nasolabial Fold
Entry term(s) Fold, Nasolabial
Folds, Nasolabial
Nasolabial Folds



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