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MeSH Heading: Cisterna Magna
Tree Number(s): A08.186.566.166.686.351
Unique ID: D002946
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002946
Annotation: /surg: VENTRICULOCISTERNOSTOMY see VENTRICULOSTOMY is also available
Scope Note: One of three principal openings in the SUBARACHNOID SPACE. They are also known as cerebellomedullary cistern, and collectively as cisterns.
See Also: Ventriculostomy
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/16

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)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Cisterna Magna MeSH Descriptor Data 2025