| Descriptor English: | Colon, Sigmoid | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Colon Sigmoide
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Colo Sigmoide | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Côlon sigmoïde | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Sigmoid Sigmoid Colon |
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| Tree number(s): |
A03.556.124.526.356.668 A03.556.249.249.356.668 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012809 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A segment of the COLON between the RECTUM and the descending colon. |
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| Annotation: | sigmoiditis = SIGMOID DISEASES (IM) + COLITIS (NIM) but note PROCTOSIGMOIDITIS see PROCTOCOLITIS & RECTOSIGMOIDITIS see PROCTOCOLITIS; diverticulosis & diverticulitis: see note on SIGMOID DISEASES |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2004; see SIGMOID 1966-2003 |
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| History Note: | 2004 (1966) |
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| Related: |
Sigmoidoscopy
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 13194 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D012809 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WI 560 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2004/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2003/07/09 |
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Colon, Sigmoid
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0019835 |
| Scope note | A segment of the COLON between the RECTUM and the descending colon. |
| Preferred term | Colon, Sigmoid |
| Entry term(s) |
Sigmoid Sigmoid Colon |
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