| Descriptor English: | Appendix | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Apéndice                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Apêndice | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Appendice vermiforme | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Appendix, Vermiform Vermiform Appendix  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        A03.556.124.526.209.290 A03.556.249.249.209.290  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001065 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A worm-like blind tube extension from the CECUM. | 
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| Annotation: | /surg: probably APPENDECTOMY; diseases: coord IM with CECAL DISEASES (IM); inflammation = APPENDICITIS; "ruptured" or "perforated" appendix: see note under APPENDICITIS | 
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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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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Appendectomy
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| DeCS ID: | 1071 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D001065 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WI 535 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2003/07/09 | 
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| Scope note | A worm-like blind tube extension from the CECUM. | 
| Preferred term | Appendix | 
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                                                                                            Appendix, Vermiform                                                 Vermiform Appendix  | 
                                
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