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MeSH Heading: Vestibule, Labyrinth
Tree Number(s): A09.246.300.909; A09.923.500
Unique ID: D014722
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014722
Annotation: diseases = VESTIBULAR DISEASES
Scope Note: An oval, bony chamber of the inner ear, part of the bony labyrinth. It is continuous with bony COCHLEA anteriorly, and SEMICIRCULAR CANALS posteriorly. The vestibule contains two communicating sacs (utricle and saccule) of the balancing apparatus. The oval window on its lateral wall is occupied by the base of the STAPES of the MIDDLE EAR.
Entry Term(s): Ear Vestibule; Vestibular Apparatus; Vestibular Labyrinth; Vestibule of Ear; Vestibulum Auris
NLM Classification #: WV 255
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see VESTIBULE 1990-2007, see VESTIBULAR APPARATUS 1963-1989
History Note: 2008 (1979)
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

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: M0022638
Scope Note: An oval, bony chamber of the inner ear, part of the bony labyrinth. It is continuous with bony COCHLEA anteriorly, and SEMICIRCULAR CANALS posteriorly. The vestibule contains two communicating sacs (utricle and saccule) of the balancing apparatus. The oval window on its lateral wall is occupied by the base of the STAPES of the MIDDLE EAR.
Terms: Vestibule, Labyrinth Preferred Term
Term UI T692968
Date03/06/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Vestibular Apparatus
Term UI T043030
Date03/28/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Vestibular Labyrinth
Term UI T692969
Date03/06/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Vestibule of Ear
Term UI T765667
Date02/12/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Vestibulum Auris
Term UI T765668
Date02/12/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Ear Vestibule
Term UI T765669
Date02/12/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011)

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