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MeSH Heading: Maxillary Sinus
Tree Number(s): A04.531.621.578
Unique ID: D008443
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008443
Annotation: inflammation or sinusitis = MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; fractures: coordinate MAXILLARY SINUS /‌inj (IM) + MAXILLARY FRACTURES (IM)
Scope Note: The air space located in the body of the MAXILLARY BONE near each cheek. Each maxillary sinus communicates with the middle passage (meatus) of the NASAL CAVITY on the same side.
Entry Term(s): Antrum of Highmore; Maxillary Antrum; Maxillary Ostium
NLM Classification #: WV 345
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)

Maxillary Sinus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025