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Facial Pain  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Pain in the facial region including orofacial pain and craniofacial pain. Associated conditions include local inflammatory and neoplastic disorders and neuralgic syndromes involving the trigeminal, facial, and glossopharyngeal nerves. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent facial pain as the primary manifestation of disease are referred to as FACIAL PAIN SYNDROMES.

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Entry terms

  • Face Pain
  • Pain, Facial

In other languages

  • French

  • Algie de la face
  • Douleur de la face
  • Douleur faciale

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KK0WBW1X-2

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