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MeSH Heading: Zygoma
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.781.324.995
Unique ID: D015050
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015050
Scope Note: Either of a pair of bones that form the prominent part of the CHEEK and contribute to the ORBIT on each side of the SKULL.
Entry Term(s): Arches, Zygomatic; Cheek Bone; Jugal Bone; Malar Bone; Zygomatic Arch; Zygomatic Arches
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

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: M0023159
Scope Note: Either of a pair of bones that form the prominent part of the CHEEK and contribute to the ORBIT on each side of the SKULL.
Terms: Zygoma Preferred Term
Term UI T043900
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Cheek Bone
Term UI T043897
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Jugal Bone
Term UI T043898
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Malar Bone
Term UI T043899
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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