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Descriptor English: Macrostomia
Descriptor Spanish: Macrostomía
Descriptor macrostomía
Scope note: Amplitud exagerada de la boca, a consecuencia de falta de unión de los procesos del maxilar superior y del maxilar inferior, con extensión del orificio bucal hacia la oreja. El defecto puede ser unilateral o bilateral. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Macrostomia
Descriptor French: Macrostomie
Entry term(s): Macrostomias
Tree number(s): C07.465.525.480
C07.650.525.480
C16.131.850.525.480
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008265
Scope note: Greatly exaggerated width of the mouth, resulting from failure of union of the maxillary and mandibular processes, with extension of the oral orifice toward the ear. The defect may be unilateral or bilateral. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Annotation: overwide mouth; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
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: 8437
Unique ID: D008265
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Macrostomia - Preferred
Concept UI M0012872
Scope note Greatly exaggerated width of the mouth, resulting from failure of union of the maxillary and mandibular processes, with extension of the oral orifice toward the ear. The defect may be unilateral or bilateral. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Preferred term Macrostomia
Entry term(s) Macrostomias



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