pterygopalatine fossa

Preferred Label : pterygopalatine fossa;

MeSH definition : A small space in the skull between the MAXILLA and the SPHENOID BONE, medial to the pterygomaxillary fissure, and connecting to the NASAL CAVITY via the sphenopalatine foramen.;

MeSH synonym : fossa, pterygopalatine;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterygopalatine fossa;

Details

Origin ID

D056739;

UMLS CUI

C0230039;

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)
- Entire pterygopalatine fossa (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Pterygopalatine fossa [FMA entity]
- Structure of pterygopalatine fossa (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- pterygopalatine fossa [SNOMED Notion]
- pterygopalatine fossa [Radlex concept]
Record concept(s)
- pterygopalatine fossa [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Space or Junction [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Pterygopalatine fossa [FMA entity]
- Structure of pterygopalatine fossa (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- pterygopalatine fossa [SNOMED Notion]

Keyword's position in hierarchy(ies) :

You can consult :

recommendations
documents concerning education
documents for patients