| Descriptor English: | Maxilla | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Maxilar
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Maxila | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Maxillaire | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Bone, Maxillary Bones, Maxillary Maxillae Maxillary Bone Maxillary Bones Maxillas |
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| Tree number(s): |
A02.835.232.781.324.502.645 A14.521.645 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008437 | ||||||
| Scope note: | One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS. |
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| Annotation: | the upper jaw bone (jawbone) only; check text for loose use of "maxillary" to mean "jaw", not precisely MAXILLA; /blood supply: consider also MAXILLARY ARTERY; /growth: consider also MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; /inj: consider also MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; /innerv: consider also MAXILLARY NERVE |
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| 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 |
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| Related: |
Maxillofacial Development
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 8605 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D008437 | ||||||
| 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: | 2018/06/29 |
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Maxilla
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| Concept UI |
M0013130 |
| Scope note | One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS. |
| Preferred term | Maxilla |
| Entry term(s) |
Bone, Maxillary Bones, Maxillary Maxillae Maxillary Bone Maxillary Bones Maxillas |
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