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MeSH Heading: Round Window, Ear
Tree Number(s): A09.246.300.246.814
Unique ID: D012405
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012405
Annotation: do not confuse with OVAL WINDOW, EAR in the VESTIBULE of INNER EAR
Scope Note: Fenestra of the cochlea, an opening in the basal wall between the MIDDLE EAR and the INNER EAR, leading to the cochlea. It is closed by a secondary tympanic membrane.
Entry Term(s): Cochlear Round Window; Fenestra Cochleae; Round Window of Ear
NLM Classification #: WV 250
Previous Indexing: Cochlea (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see ROUND WINDOW 1991-2007, see COCHLEA 1979-1990
History Note: 2008 (1979)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/19
Revision Date: 2018/07/02

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)

Concept UI: M0019284
Scope Note: Fenestra of the cochlea, an opening in the basal wall between the MIDDLE EAR and the INNER EAR, leading to the cochlea. It is closed by a secondary tympanic membrane.
Terms: Round Window, Ear Preferred Term
Term UI T698727
Date06/01/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Fenestra Cochleae
Term UI T692904
Date03/06/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Cochlear Round Window
Term UI T698728
Date06/01/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Round Window of Ear
Term UI T699251
Date06/07/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008)

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