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Stomatognathic System > Mouth
Body Regions > Head > Face > Mouth
Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Mouth

Preferred term

Mouth  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cavitas Oris
  • Cavity, Oral
  • Oral Cavity

Note

  • /surg: consider also ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; inflammation = STOMATITIS

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.

History note

  • /microbiology was MOUTH MICROORGANISMS 1965-67

In other languages

  • suu

    Finnish

  • cavitas oris
  • cavum oris
  • suuontelo
  • Mun

    Swedish

  • Munhåla
  • Vestibulum oris

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009055

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