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Descriptor English: Hymen
Descriptor Spanish: Himen
Descriptor himen
Scope note: Fino pliegue de MEMBRANA MUCOSA situado en el orificio de la vagina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hímen
Descriptor French: Hymen
Tree number(s): A05.360.319.779.479
A10.615.550.368
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006924
Scope note: A thin fold of MUCOUS MEMBRANE situated at the orifice of the vagina.
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
DeCS ID: 7103
Unique ID: D006924
NLM Classification: WP 250
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/16
Hymen - Preferred
Concept UI M0010802
Scope note A thin fold of MUCOUS MEMBRANE situated at the orifice of the vagina.
Preferred term Hymen



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