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Descriptor
English
:
Sphenoid Bone
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Hueso Esfenoides
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Osso Esfenóide
Tree Number:
A02.835.232.781.802
Definition
English
:
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
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
fractures: coordinate
SPHENOID BONE
/inj (IM) +
SKULL FRACTURES
(IM);
neoplasms
: coordinate IM with
SKULL NEOPLASMS
(IM)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
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
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
13484
Unique Identifier:
D013100
Occurrence in VHL
:
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