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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Cranial Fossa, Middle
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Fosa Craneal Media
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Fossa Craniana Média
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Synonyms English:
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Fossa, Middle Cranial
Middle Cranial Fossa
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Tree Number:
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A01.456.830.165
A02.835.232.781.750.165
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Definition English:
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The compartment containing the anterior extremities and half the inferior surface of the temporal lobes (TEMPORAL LOBE) of the cerebral hemispheres. Lying posterior and inferior to the anterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, ANTERIOR), it is formed by part of the TEMPORAL BONE and SPHENOID BONE. It is separated from the posterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR) by crests formed by the superior borders of the petrous parts of the temporal bones. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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NIM when merely locational; neopl: coord IM with SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS (IM)
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History Note English:
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2003
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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36504
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Unique Identifier:
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D035301
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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