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MeSH Heading: Maxillofacial Abnormalities
Tree Number(s): C05.660.207.540; C07.650.500; C16.131.621.207.540; C16.131.850.500
Unique ID: D019767
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019767
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics involving both the maxilla and the face: not a substitute for MAXILLA /‌abnorm or FACE /‌abnorm or FACIAL BONES /‌abnorm
Scope Note: Congenital structural deformities, malformations, or other abnormalities of the maxilla and face or facial bones.
Entry Version: MAXILLOFACIAL ABNORM
Entry Term(s): Abnormalities, Maxillofacial
Previous Indexing: Face/abnormalities (1968-1997); Facial Bones/abnormalities (1969-1997); Maxilla/abnormalities (1968-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 1999/11/03

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chemically induced (CI)

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diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

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embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

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history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

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Maxillofacial Abnormalities MeSH Descriptor Data 2025