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Preferred term

Mouth  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The oval-shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract and consisting of two parts: the vestibule and the oral cavity proper. Slitlike space in the ORAL CAVITY, bounded externally by the LIPS and CHEEK, and internally by the GINGIVA and TEETH. Part of the oral cavity bounded laterally and ventrally by the alveolar arches and their contained TEETH. Its roof is formed by the PALATE and it communicates posteriorly with the OROPHARYNX.

Synonym(s)

  • Cavitas Oris
  • Oral Cavity

In other languages

  • French

  • Cavitas oris
  • Cavité buccale
  • Cavité orale
  • Cavum oral

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C7SFLML7-T

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