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Descriptor English: Gingival Hypertrophy
Descriptor Spanish: Hipertrofia Gingival
Descriptor hipertrofia gingival
Scope note: Agrandamiento anormal de la región gingival producido por aumento del tamaño de las células existentes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hipertrofia Gengival
Descriptor French: Hypertrophie gingivale
Entry term(s): Gingival Hypertrophies
Hypertrophies, Gingival
Hypertrophy, Gingival
Tree number(s): C07.465.714.258.428.260
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005886
Scope note: Abnormal enlargement or overgrowth of the gingivae brought about by enlargement of existing cells.
Annotation: differentiate from GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
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
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
DeCS ID: 6025
Unique ID: D005886
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1996/06/10
Gingival Hypertrophy - Preferred
Concept UI M0009239
Scope note Abnormal enlargement or overgrowth of the gingivae brought about by enlargement of existing cells.
Preferred term Gingival Hypertrophy
Entry term(s) Gingival Hypertrophies
Hypertrophies, Gingival
Hypertrophy, Gingival



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