Diseases

Microstomia

A congenital defect in which the mouth is unusually small. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Abstract

A congenital defect in which the mouth is unusually small. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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  • Microstomias

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

unusually small mouth; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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History Note

91(71); was see under MOUTH DISEASES 1971-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Mouth Abnormalities (1966-1970)
  • Mouth Diseases (1966-1970)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Microstomia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008865. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008865
  2. Microstomia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microstomia
  3. Microstomia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6840355