"Hymen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A thin fold of MUCOUS MEMBRANE situated at the orifice of the vagina.
| Descriptor ID |
D006924
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.319.779.479 A10.615.550.368
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hymen" by people in Profiles.
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Boos SC, Rosas AJ, Boyle C, McCann J. Anogenital injuries in child pedestrians run over by low-speed motor vehicles: four cases with findings that mimic child sexual abuse. Pediatrics. 2003 Jul; 112(1 Pt 1):e77-84.
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Boos SC. Accidental hymenal injury mimicking sexual trauma. Pediatrics. 1999 Jun; 103(6 Pt 1):1287-90.