| Descriptor English: | Mastication | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Masticación
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Mastigação | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Mastication | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Chewing |
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| Tree number(s): |
G07.203.650.283.500 G10.261.330.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008409 | ||||
| Scope note: | The act and process of chewing and grinding food in the mouth. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects EH ethnology GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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| Related: |
Tooth
MeSH | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 8581 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D008409 | ||||
| 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: | 2016/06/23 |
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PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Physiological Phenomena [G07]Physiological Phenomena
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Mastication
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| Concept UI |
M0013091 |
| Scope note | The act and process of chewing and grinding food in the mouth. |
| Preferred term | Mastication |
| Entry term(s) |
Chewing |
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