Descriptor English: | Spleen |
Descriptor Spanish: | Bazo |
Descriptor Portuguese: | Baço |
Descriptor French: | Rate |
Tree number(s): |
A10.549.700 A15.382.520.604.700 |
RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013154 |
Scope note: | An encapsulated lymphatic organ through which venous blood filters. |
Annotation: | /inj: consider also SPLENIC RUPTURE but traumatic spleen perforation is indexed under SPLEEN /inj; accessory spleen: index under SPLEEN /abnorm |
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 |
Related: |
Splenectomy
MeSH |
DeCS ID: | 13538 |
Unique ID: | D013154 |
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: | 2015/06/16 |
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ANATOMY
Tissues [A10]Tissues
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Spleen
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Concept UI |
M0020364 |
Scope note | An encapsulated lymphatic organ through which venous blood filters. |
Preferred term | Spleen |
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