Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009055
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009055
Preferred Name

Mouth

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Vestibule Oris
Vestibule of the Mouth
Cavity, Oral
Cavitas Oris
Cavitas oris propria
Oral Cavity Proper
Oral Cavity
Mouth Cavity Proper
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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