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Descriptor
English
:
Rectum
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Recto
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Reto
Synonyms
English
:
Rectums
Tree Number:
A03.556.124.526.767
A03.556.249.249.767
Definition
English
:
The distal segment of the
LARGE INTESTINE
, between the SIGMOID COLON and the
ANAL CANAL.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/surg: do not confuse with the specialty
COLORECTAL SURGERY
; rectal bleeding:
RECTUM
+
HEMORRHAGE
, GASTROINTESTINAL for bleeding through the
rectum
; hemorrhaging
rectum
is
RECTAL DISEASES
+
HEMORRHAGE
, GASTROINTESTINAL;
inflammation
=
PROCTITIS
; /abnorm: consider also
ANORECTAL MALFORMATIONS
Consider also terms at
English
:
PROCT-
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:
12427
Unique Identifier:
D012007
Occurrence in VHL
:
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