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MeSH Heading: Paranasal Sinuses
Tree Number(s): A04.531.621
Unique ID: D010256
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010256
Annotation: general, prefer specifics; inflammation = SINUSITIS but do not add PARANASAL SINUSES for "paranasal" or "nasal" sinusitis
Scope Note: Air-filled spaces located within the bones around the NASAL CAVITY. They are extensions of the nasal cavity and lined by the ciliated NASAL MUCOSA. Each sinus is named for the cranial bone in which it is located, such as the ETHMOID SINUS; the FRONTAL SINUS; the MAXILLARY SINUS; and the SPHENOID SINUS.
Entry Term(s): Nasal Sinuses; Sinonasal Tract
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/05/17

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)

Paranasal Sinuses MeSH Descriptor Data 2023