dental enamel - CISMeF

Preferred Label : dental enamel;

MeSH definition : A hard thin translucent layer of calcified substance which envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth. It is the hardest substance in the body and is almost entirely composed of calcium salts. Under the microscope, it is composed of thin rods (enamel prisms) held together by cementing substance, and surrounded by an enamel sheath. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p286);

MeSH synonym : enamel, dental; dental enamels; enamels, dental; enamels; enamel;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Tooth enamel;

MeSH hyponym : enamel cuticle; Cuticle, Enamel; Cuticles, Enamel; Enamel Cuticles;

MeSH annotation : /embryol: consider also AMELOGENESIS; DF: DENT ENAMEL; /embryol: consider also AMELOGENESIS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth enamel;

Details

Origin ID

D003743;

UMLS CUI

C0011350;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- innervation [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- E-mail [HPMULTI term]
- Enamel [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Enamel [ICHI extension code]
- Enamel [NCIt concept]
- Enamel of tooth [FMA entity]
- Enamel structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- enamel [UBERON concept]
- enamel, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- dental enamel [MeSH concept]
- enamel cuticle [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- renal cysts and diabetes syndrome [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
SNOMED CT : localisation
- amelogenesis imperfecta [MeSH Descriptor]
See also
- ameloblasts [MeSH Descriptor]
- amelogenesis [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Substance [UMLS semantic type]

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