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MeSH Heading: Nasopharynx
Tree Number(s): A04.623.557; A14.724.557
Unique ID: D009305
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009305
Annotation: inflammation = NASOPHARYNGITIS
Scope Note: The top portion of the pharynx situated posterior to the nose and superior to the SOFT PALATE. The nasopharynx is the posterior extension of the nasal cavities and has a respiratory function.
Entry Term(s): Choanae; Nasopharynges; Nasopharynxes; Rhinopharynges; Rhinopharynx; Rhinopharynxes
NLM Classification #: WV 410
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0014495
Scope Note: The top portion of the pharynx situated posterior to the nose and superior to the SOFT PALATE. The nasopharynx is the posterior extension of the nasal cavities and has a respiratory function.
Terms: Nasopharynx Preferred Term
Term UI T027749
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Nasopharynges
Term UI T027747
Date02/27/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Nasopharynxes
Term UI T027748
Date03/06/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Rhinopharynges
Term UI T027750
Date02/27/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Rhinopharynx
Term UI T027752
Date05/25/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Rhinopharynxes
Term UI T027751
Date03/06/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990)

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