Mouth

Introduction: Mouth

Description of Mouth

Mouth: the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Mouth: oval shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract.
Source: CRISP

Mouth: 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.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Mouth: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Mouth: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Mouth:

• Mouth symptoms (6864 causes)
• Mouth disease
• Mouth disorder
• Mouth pain (142 causes)
• Opening
• Food
• Food symptoms (1907 causes)
• His

Mouth as an Organ

Mouth (organ): The mouth is an orifice and the entrance to the gastrointestinal tract and a...more »

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Terms associated with Mouth:

Terms Similar to Mouth:

• oral cavity
• oral fissure
• rima oris

Source - WordNet 2.1

• cavitas oris
• cavitas oris propria
• mouth cavity proper
• oral cavity
• oral cavity proper
• vestibule of the mouth
• vestibule oris

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Oral Cavity

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Oral Manifestations
• Surgery, Oral

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Mouth:

• Lip
• Dentition
• Salivary Glands
• Tongue
• Mouth Floor
• Mouth Mucosa
• Palate

Source - MeSH 2007

• lip
• oral mucosa
• palate
• tongue

Source - CRISP

• trap
• cakehole
• hole
• maw
• yap
• gob

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Mouth

• Face
• Gastrointestinal Tract

Source - MeSH 2007

• oral pharyngeal

Source - CRISP

• rima

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Mouth can be used for:

• bucca
• cheek

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Mouth

The following list attempts to classify Mouth into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• rima
• opening,orifice,porta
• passage,passageway
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Body Regions
  • Head
    • Face
      • Mouth

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Digestive System
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
    • Mouth

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Stomatognathic System
  • Mouth

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• face
• head
• body region
• Anatomy

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