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Respiratory System > Nose > Paranasal Sinuses > Ethmoid Sinus
... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Nose > Paranasal Sinuses > Ethmoid Sinus
Sense Organs > Nose > Paranasal Sinuses > Ethmoid Sinus

Preferred term

Ethmoid Sinus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Air Cell, Ethmoidal
  • Cell, Ethmoidal Air
  • Ethmoidal Air Cell
  • Ethmoidal Air Cells
  • Ethmoid Sinuse
  • Ethmoid Sinuses

Note

  • inflammation or sinusitis = ETHMOID SINUSITIS; fractures: coordinate ETHMOID SINUS /inj (IM) + SKULL FRACTURES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS (IM)

Scope note

  • The numerous (6-12) small thin-walled spaces or air cells in the ETHMOID BONE located between the eyes. These air cells form an ethmoidal labyrinth.

In other languages

  • seulalokerot

    Finnish

  • cellulae ethmoidales
  • etmoidaalilokero
  • etmoidaalilokerosto
  • etmoidaaliontelo
  • seulalokero
  • seulalokerosto
  • seulaontelot
  • sinus ethmoidales
  • Etmoidalsinus

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005005

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