Lining of the ORAL CAVITY, including mucosa on the GUMS; the PALATE; the LIP; the CHEEK; floor of the mouth; and other structures. The mucosa is generally a nonkeratinized stratified squamous EPITHELIUM covering muscle, bone, or glands but can show varying degree of keratinization at specific locations.

Annotation

/surg: consider also VESTIBULOPLASTY; mucositis: coordinate NIM with STOMATITIS (IM)

podheslo /chirurgie: zvaž také deskriptor VESTIBULOPLASTIKA; mukozitida: kombinuj NIM s deskriptorem STOMATITIDA (IM)

DUI

D009061 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0014132

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Public note

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