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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Sphenoid Bone
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Hueso Esfenoides
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Osso Esfenoide
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Synonyms English:
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Bone, Sphenoid
Bones, Sphenoid
Greater Sphenoid Wing
Greater Sphenoid Wings
Sphenoid Bones
Sphenoid Wing, Greater
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Tree Number:
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A02.835.232.781.802
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Definition English:
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An irregular unpaired bone situated at the SKULL BASE and wedged between the frontal, temporal, and occipital bones (FRONTAL BONE; TEMPORAL BONE; OCCIPITAL BONE). Sphenoid bone consists of a median body and three pairs of processes resembling a bat with spread wings. The body is hollowed out in its inferior to form two large cavities (SPHENOID SINUS). |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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fractures: coordinate SPHENOID BONE /inj (IM) + SKULL FRACTURES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with SKULL NEOPLASMS (IM)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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13484
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Unique Identifier:
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D013100
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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