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Descriptor English: Administration, Rectal
Descriptor Spanish: Administración Rectal
Descriptor administración rectal
Entry term(s) administración anal de medicamentos
administración rectal de medicamentos
instilación rectal
Scope note: La administración de medicamentos por el recto, generalmente en pacientes confusos o incapaces como niños, lactantes, y los muy ancianos o comatosos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Administração Retal
Descriptor French: Administration par voie rectale
Entry term(s): Administration, Anal Drug
Administration, Rectal Drug
Administrations, Anal Drug
Administrations, Rectal
Administrations, Rectal Drug
Anal Drug Administration
Anal Drug Administrations
Drug Administration, Anal
Drug Administration, Rectal
Drug Administrations, Anal
Drug Administrations, Rectal
Instillation, Rectal
Instillations, Rectal
Rectal Administration
Rectal Administrations
Rectal Drug Administration
Rectal Drug Administrations
Rectal Instillation
Rectal Instillations
Tree number(s): E02.319.267.120.655.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000285
Scope note: The insertion of drugs into the rectum, usually for confused or incompetent patients, like children, infants, and the very old or comatose.
Annotation: NIM but only if discussed: do not index here routinely for every rectally administered drug
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Previous Indexing: Intestinal Absorption (1966-1986)
Rectum (1966-1986)
Suppositories (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Entry Version: ADMIN RECTAL
Related: Anesthesia, Rectal MeSH
Rectal Absorption MeSH
Suppositories MeSH
DeCS ID: 19058
Unique ID: D000285
NLM Classification: WB 344
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Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/06/04
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Administration, Rectal - Preferred
Concept UI M0000447
Scope note The insertion of drugs into the rectum, usually for confused or incompetent patients, like children, infants, and the very old or comatose.
Preferred term Administration, Rectal
Entry term(s) Administration, Anal Drug
Administration, Rectal Drug
Administrations, Anal Drug
Administrations, Rectal
Administrations, Rectal Drug
Anal Drug Administration
Anal Drug Administrations
Drug Administration, Anal
Drug Administration, Rectal
Drug Administrations, Anal
Drug Administrations, Rectal
Instillation, Rectal
Instillations, Rectal
Rectal Administration
Rectal Administrations
Rectal Drug Administration
Rectal Drug Administrations
Rectal Instillation
Rectal Instillations



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