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Masseter Muscle
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Tree Structures
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MeSH Heading
Masseter Muscle
Tree Number(s)
A02.633.567.600.500
A14.530.630
Unique ID
D008406
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008406
Annotation
/growth: coord with
MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT
;
/embryol
: coord with
MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT
if pertinent
Scope Note
A masticatory muscle whose action is closing the jaws.
Previous Indexing
Masticatory Muscles (1966-1979)
Muscles (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under MASTICATORY MUSCLES 1980-90
History Note
91(80); was see under MASTICATORY MUSCLES 1980-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1979/03/12
Revision Date
2008/07/08
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)
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Muscles [A02.633]
Muscle, Skeletal [A02.633.567]
Masticatory Muscles [A02.633.567.600]
Masseter Muscle [A02.633.567.600.500]
Pterygoid Muscles [A02.633.567.600.700]
Temporal Muscle [A02.633.567.600.850]
Stomatognathic System [A14]
Masticatory Muscles [A14.530]
Masseter Muscle [A14.530.630]
Pterygoid Muscles [A14.530.790]
Temporal Muscle [A14.530.940]
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Masseter Muscle
Preferred
Concept UI
M0013088
Scope Note
A masticatory muscle whose action is closing the jaws.
Terms
Masseter Muscle
Preferred Term
Term UI
T025015
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1980)
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