Diseases

Sensation Disorders

Disorders of the special senses (i.e., VISION; HEARING; TASTE; and SMELL) or somatosensory system (i.e., afferent components of the PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM).

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Disorders of the special senses (i.e., VISION; HEARING; TASTE; and SMELL) or somatosensory system (i.e., afferent components of the PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM).

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Sensation Disorder
  • Sensory Disorders
  • Special Senses Disorders
  • Senses Disorder, Special
  • Senses Disorders, Special
  • Sensory Disorder
  • Special Senses Disorder

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

1993; was SENSATION DISORDERS (NON MESH) 1967-92

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Previous Indexing

  • Nervous System Diseases (1980-1992)
  • Sensation (1969-1992)

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  1. C10w.597.751
  2. C23.888w.592.763

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NLM Classification

WL 710

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sensation Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012678. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012678
  2. Sensation Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11850222