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Frontal Sinus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Frontal Sinus
Tree Number(s)
A04.531.621.387
Unique ID
D005626
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005626
Annotation
inflammation or sinusitis = FRONTAL SINUSITIS; fractures: coordinate FRONTAL SINUS /‌inj (IM) + SKULL FRACTURES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS (IM)
Scope Note
One of the paired, but seldom symmetrical, air spaces located between the inner and outer compact layers of the FRONTAL BONE in the forehead.
Entry Term(s)
Agger Nasi Cell
Frontal Recess
Frontal Sinus Ostium
NLM Classification #
WV 350
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2023/04/05
Frontal Sinus Preferred
Agger Nasi Cell Related
Frontal Recess Narrower
Frontal Sinus Ostium Related
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