Descriptor English: | Paranasal Sinuses | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Senos Paranasales
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Seios Paranasais | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Sinus de la face | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Nasal Sinuses Sinonasal Tract Sinonasal Tracts Sinuses, Nasal Sinuses, Paranasal Tract, Sinonasal |
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Tree number(s): |
A04.531.621 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010256 | ||||||
Scope note: | Air-filled spaces located within the bones around the NASAL CAVITY. They are extensions of the nasal cavity and lined by the ciliated NASAL MUCOSA. Each sinus is named for the cranial bone in which it is located, such as the ETHMOID SINUS; the FRONTAL SINUS; the MAXILLARY SINUS; and the SPHENOID SINUS. |
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Annotation: | general, prefer specifics; inflammation = SINUSITIS but do not add PARANASAL SINUSES for "paranasal" or "nasal" sinusitis |
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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 UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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DeCS ID: | 10444 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D010256 | ||||||
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: | 2019/05/17 |
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Paranasal Sinuses
- Preferred
Sinonasal Tract
- Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI |
M0015894 |
Scope note | Air-filled spaces located within the bones around the NASAL CAVITY. They are extensions of the nasal cavity and lined by the ciliated NASAL MUCOSA. Each sinus is named for the cranial bone in which it is located, such as the ETHMOID SINUS; the FRONTAL SINUS; the MAXILLARY SINUS; and the SPHENOID SINUS. |
Preferred term | Paranasal Sinuses |
Entry term(s) |
Nasal Sinuses Sinuses, Nasal Sinuses, Paranasal |
Concept UI |
M000648574 |
Preferred term | Sinonasal Tract |
Entry term(s) |
Sinonasal Tracts Tract, Sinonasal |
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