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MeSH Heading: Cortical Bone
Tree Number(s): A10.165.265.521
Unique ID: D000071538
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071538
Scope Note: A type of osseous tissue which makes up the outer layer of bone. It is dense, rigid, strong, and forms concentric lamellar OSTEONS.
Entry Term(s): Compact Bone; Compact Bone Tissue; Compact Bones; Substantia Compacta
NLM Classification #: WE 200
Previous Indexing: Bone and Bones (1963-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/05
Revision Date: 2016/05/31

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)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M000615041
Scope Note: A type of osseous tissue which makes up the outer layer of bone. It is dense, rigid, strong, and forms concentric lamellar OSTEONS.
Terms: Cortical Bone Preferred Term
Term UI T000895859
Date02/24/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Compact Bones
Term UI T000895858
Date02/24/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Compact Bone
Term UI T000895860
Date02/24/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Compact Bone Tissue
Term UI T000895861
Date02/24/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Substantia Compacta
Term UI T000895862
Date02/24/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017)

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