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MeSH Heading: Microstomia
Tree Number(s): C07.465.525.520; C07.650.525.520; C16.131.850.525.520
Unique ID: D008865
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008865
Annotation: unusually small mouth; do not use /‌congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Scope Note: A congenital defect in which the mouth is unusually small. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Previous Indexing: Mouth Abnormalities (1966-1970); Mouth Diseases (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under MOUTH DISEASES 1971-90
History Note: 91(71); was see under MOUTH DISEASES 1971-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Microstomia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025