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MeSH Heading: Trigeminal Ganglion
Tree Number(s): A08.340.390.850; A08.800.350.850; A08.800.800.120.760.825
Unique ID: D012668
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012668
Annotation: neopl: coord IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
Scope Note: The semilunar-shaped ganglion containing the cells of origin of most of the sensory fibers of the trigeminal nerve. It is situated within the dural cleft on the cerebral surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone and gives off the ophthalmic, maxillary, and part of the mandibular nerves.
Entry Term(s): Gasser's Ganglion; Gasserian Ganglion; Semilunar Ganglion; Trigeminal Ganglia
Public MeSH Note: 90; was SEMILUNAR GANGLION see under TRIGEMINAL NERVE 1963-89
Online Note: use TRIGEMINAL NERVE to search SEMILUNAR GANGLION 1966-74; use TRIGEMINAL GANGLION 1975-89
History Note: 90(75); was SEMILUNAR GANGLION see under TRIGEMINAL NERVE 1963-89
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1994/04/11

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)

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: M0019638
Scope Note: The semilunar-shaped ganglion containing the cells of origin of most of the sensory fibers of the trigeminal nerve. It is situated within the dural cleft on the cerebral surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone and gives off the ophthalmic, maxillary, and part of the mandibular nerves.
Terms: Trigeminal Ganglion Preferred Term
Term UI T037476
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Gasser's Ganglion
Term UI T037472
Date12/02/1988
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Gasserian Ganglion
Term UI T037473
Date12/02/1988
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Semilunar Ganglion
Term UI T037474
Date12/02/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Trigeminal Ganglia
Term UI T037475
Date10/08/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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