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Descriptor English:   Skull 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cráneo 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Crânio 
Synonyms English:   Calvaria
Calvarium
Cranium
Skulls  
Tree Number:   A02.835.232.781
Definition English:   The SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN. 
Indexing Annotation English:   bony part of head only; differentiate from HEAD & FACE; "cranial" is SKULL; /abnorm: consider also CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; /anat: consider also CEPHALOMETRY; /inj "cranio-cerebral inj" is CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA (or its specifics) only & not also here unless particularly discussed; /surg: consider also CRANIOTOMY & TREPHINING; "craniofacial dysmorphism" or "craniofacial fibrous dysplasia": index under FACIAL BONES (IM) + SKULL (IM) + FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, POLYOSTOTIC (IM)
Consider also terms at English:   CRANI- 
See Related English:   Cephalometry
Craniotomy
Intracranial Pressure
Trephining
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DG diagnostic imaging
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GD growth & development
IM immunology IN injuries
IR innervation ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
SU surgery TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   13267 
Unique Identifier:   D012886 

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