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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Colon
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Colon
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Colo
Synonyms
English
:
Appendices, Omental
Appendix Epiploica
Appendix, Omental
Omental Appendices
Omental Appendix
Taenia Coli
Tree Number:
A03.556.124.526.356
A03.556.249.249.356
Definition
English
:
The segment of
LARGE INTESTINE
between the CECUM and the
RECTUM
. It includes the ASCENDING COLON; the TRANSVERSE COLON; the
DESCENDING COLON
; and the SIGMOID COLON.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
X ref
TAENIA
COLI: do not confuse with
Taenia
, a genus of tapeworm;
inflammation
=
COLITIS
; /surg: do not confuse with specialty
COLORECTAL SURGERY
& consider also
COLECTOMY
or
COLOSTOMY
; note X refs: coord with specific
tissue
type if appropriate
See Related
English
:
Colectomy
Colonoscopy
Colostomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
3138
Unique Identifier:
D003106
Occurrence in VHL
:
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