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Descriptor English:   Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament 
Descriptor Spanish:   Osificación del Ligamento Longitudinal Posterior 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Ossificação do Ligamento Longitudinal Posterior 
Synonyms English:   Calcification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament  
Tree Number:   C05.116.900.480
C23.550.751.500
Definition English:   A calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spinal column, usually at the level of the cervical spine. It is often associated with anterior ankylosing hyperostosis. 
Indexing Annotation English:   DF: OPLL
History Note English:   94 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   31225 
Unique Identifier:   D017887 

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