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MeSH Heading: Skull Base
Tree Number(s): A01.456.830; A02.835.232.781.750
Unique ID: D019291
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019291
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS is available
Scope Note: The inferior region of the skull consisting of an internal (cerebral), and an external (basilar) surface.
Entry Term(s): Base of Skull; Basicranium; Basis cranii; Cranial Base
NLM Classification #: WE 705
Previous Indexing: Skull (1966-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
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: M0028723
Scope Note: The inferior region of the skull consisting of an internal (cerebral), and an external (basilar) surface.
Terms: Skull Base Preferred Term
Term UI T057472
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Base of Skull
Term UI T057471
Date12/06/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Basicranium
Term UI T057474
Date05/29/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Basis cranii
Term UI T472620
Date12/06/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Cranial Base
Term UI T057473
Date12/06/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997)

Skull Base MeSH Descriptor Data 2024