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MeSH Heading: Ethmoid Sinus
Tree Number(s): A04.531.621.267
Unique ID: D005005
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005005
Annotation: inflammation or sinusitis = ETHMOID SINUSITIS; fractures: coordinate ETHMOID SINUS /‌inj (IM) + SKULL FRACTURES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS (IM)
Scope Note: The numerous (6-12) small thin-walled spaces or air cells in the ETHMOID BONE located between the eyes. These air cells form an ethmoidal labyrinth.
Entry Term(s): Bulla Ethmoidalis; Ethmoid Bulla; Ethmoid Sinuses; Ethmoidal Air Cells; Haller Cell; Infraorbital Ethmoid Cell; Onodi Air Cell; Sphenoethmoidal Air Cell
NLM Classification #: WV 355
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/04/05

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)

Ethmoid Sinus MeSH Descriptor Data 2024