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Descriptor
English
:
Colon, Sigmoid
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Colon Sigmoide
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Colo Sigmoide
Synonyms
English
:
Sigmoid
Sigmoid Colon
Tree Number:
A03.556.124.526.356.668
A03.556.249.249.356.668
Definition
English
:
A segment of the COLON between the
RECTUM
and the
descending colon.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
sigmoiditis =
SIGMOID DISEASES
(IM) +
COLITIS
(NIM) but note PROCTOSIGMOIDITIS see
PROCTOCOLITIS
& RECTOSIGMOIDITIS see
PROCTOCOLITIS
; diverticulosis &
diverticulitis
: see note on
SIGMOID DISEASES
See Related
English
:
Sigmoidoscopy
History Note
English
:
2004 (1966)
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:
13194
Unique Identifier:
D012809
Occurrence in VHL
:
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