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MeSH Heading: Broad Ligament
Tree Number(s): A02.513.170; A05.360.319.114.170; A10.165.669.170
Unique ID: D001956
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001956
Annotation: an adnexal ligament; inflammation = PARAMETRITIS
Scope Note: A broad fold of peritoneum that extends from the side of the uterus to the wall of the pelvis.
NLM Classification #: WP 275
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ADNEXA UTERI 1975-90
Online Note: search ADNEXA UTERI 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under ADNEXA UTERI 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/06/20

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)

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