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MeSH Heading: Chin
Tree Number(s): A01.456.505.259; A02.835.232.781.324.502.632.130; A14.521.632.300
Unique ID: D002680
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002680
Annotation: bone or site; usually NIM as site: submental (beneath the chin) refers to skin, fat & other tissue below the chin as in "submental lipectomy for double chin"; /‌growth: consider also MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT
Scope Note: The anatomical frontal portion of the mandible, also known as the mentum, that contains the line of fusion of the two separate halves of the mandible (symphysis menti). This line of fusion divides inferiorly to enclose a triangular area called the mental protuberance. On each side, inferior to the second premolar tooth, is the mental foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve.
Entry Term(s): Mental Region; Mentum
NLM Classification #: WE 705
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/04/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

embryology (EM)

growth & development (GD)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

virology (VI)

Chin MeSH Descriptor Data 2025