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Descriptor English: Fingersucking
Descriptor Spanish: Succión del Dedo
Descriptor succión de dedos
Entry term(s) chuparse el pulgar
Scope note: Chupado del dedo. Es uno de los hábitos más frecuentes en los niños pequeños.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sucção de Dedo
Descriptor French: Succion digitale
Entry term(s): Finger Sucking
Sucking, Finger
Sucking, Thumb
Thumb Sucking
Thumbsucking
Tree number(s): F01.145.466.263
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005386
Scope note: Sucking of the finger. This is one of the most common manipulations of the body found in young children.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
PX psychology
TH therapy
DeCS ID: 5522
Unique ID: D005386
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2002/07/03
Fingersucking - Preferred
Concept UI M0008503
Scope note Sucking of the finger. This is one of the most common manipulations of the body found in young children.
Preferred term Fingersucking
Entry term(s) Finger Sucking
Sucking, Finger
Thumbsucking - Narrower
Concept UI M0008504
Preferred term Thumbsucking
Entry term(s) Sucking, Thumb
Thumb Sucking



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