| Descriptor English: | Cloaca | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Cloaca
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Cloaca | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Cloaque | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Cloacas |
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| Tree number(s): |
A13.223 A16.178 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002988 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A dilated cavity extended caudally from the hindgut. In adult birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes but few mammals, cloaca is a common chamber into which the digestive, urinary and reproductive tracts discharge their contents. In most mammals, cloaca gives rise to LARGE INTESTINE; URINARY BLADDER; and GENITALIA. |
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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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| Previous Indexing: |
Rectum (1966-1967) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 68 |
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| History Note: | 68 |
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| DeCS ID: | 3012 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002988 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WJ 101 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1968/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2007/07/09 |
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Cloaca
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| Concept UI |
M0004574 |
| Scope note | A dilated cavity extended caudally from the hindgut. In adult birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes but few mammals, cloaca is a common chamber into which the digestive, urinary and reproductive tracts discharge their contents. In most mammals, cloaca gives rise to LARGE INTESTINE; URINARY BLADDER; and GENITALIA. |
| Preferred term | Cloaca |
| Entry term(s) |
Cloacas |
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