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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Oral Ulcer
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Descriptor Spanish:
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úlceras bucales
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Úlceras Orais
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Synonyms English:
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Mouth Ulcer
Mouth Ulcers
Oral Ulcers
Ulcer, Mouth
Ulcer, Oral
Ulcers, Mouth
Ulcers, Oral
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Tree Number:
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C07.465.672
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Definition English:
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A loss of mucous substance of the mouth showing local excavation of the surface, resulting from the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue. It is the result of a variety of causes, e.g., denture irritation, aphthous stomatitis (STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS); NOMA; necrotizing gingivitis (GINGIVITIS, NECROTIZING ULCERATIVE); TOOTHBRUSHING; and various irritants. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p842) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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coord IM with cause (IM) if pertinent; not a synonym for STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS
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See Related English:
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Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative
Noma
Stomatitis, Aphthous
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History Note English:
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97
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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32942
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Unique Identifier:
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D019226
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Similar:
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DeCS
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