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MeSH Heading: Neck
Tree Number(s): A01.598
Unique ID: D009333
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009333
Annotation: as a region & for soft parts but note that NECK MUSCLES is also available; bones = CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; "cervical lymph nodes" = LYMPH NODES (IM) + NECK (NIM); "neck dissection" probably refers to dissection of lymph nodes in cancer: index LYMPH NODE EXCISION (IM) + NECK (NIM) for general or unspecified or RADICAL NECK DISSECTION if specified
Scope Note: The part of a human or animal body connecting the HEAD to the rest of the body.
See Also: Cervical Vertebrae; Neck Muscles
Consider Also: consider also terms at CERVICAL and CERVICO-
Entry Combination: injuries:Neck Injuries
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/16

Entry Combination: injuries:Neck Injuries
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

embryology (EM)

growth & development (GD)

innervation (IR)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

virology (VI)

Neck MeSH Descriptor Data 2023