Descriptor in English: | Mouth |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Boca |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Boca |
Descriptor in French: | Bouche |
Entry term(s): |
Cavitas Oris Cavitas oris propria Cavity, Oral Mouth Cavity Proper Oral Cavity Oral Cavity Proper Vestibule Oris Vestibule of the Mouth |
Tree number(s): |
A01.456.505.631 A03.556.500 A14.549 |
Scope note: | The oval-shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract and consisting of two parts: the vestibule and the oral cavity proper. |
Annotation: | /surg: consider also ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; inflammation = STOMATITIS |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
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 UL ultrastructure VI virology |
Online Note: | use MOUTH to search MOUTH MICROORGANISMS 1966-67 |
History Note: | /microbiology was MOUTH MICROORGANISMS 1965-67 |
See also the descriptors: |
Oral Manifestations
MeSH Surgery, Oral MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 9247 |
Descriptor UI: | D009055 |
Date Established: | 1960/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2004/07/28 |
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ANATOMY
Body Regions [A01]Body Regions
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Mouth
- Preferred
Vestibule of the Mouth
- Narrower
Oral Cavity Proper
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0014126 |
Scope note | The oval-shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract and consisting of two parts: the vestibule and the oral cavity proper. |
Preferred term | Mouth |
Entry term(s) |
Cavitas Oris Cavity, Oral Oral Cavity |
Concept UI |
M0415691 |
Scope note | Slitlike space in the ORAL CAVITY, bounded externally by the LIPS and CHEEK, and internally by the GINGIVA and TEETH. |
Preferred term | Vestibule of the Mouth |
Entry term(s) |
Vestibule Oris |
Concept UI |
M0415692 |
Scope note | Part of the oral cavity bounded laterally and ventrally by the alveolar arches and their contained TEETH. Its roof is formed by the PALATE and it communicates posteriorly with the OROPHARYNX. |
Preferred term | Oral Cavity Proper |
Entry term(s) |
Cavitas oris propria Mouth Cavity Proper |
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