| Descriptor English: | Colon | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Colon
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Colo | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Côlon | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Appendices, Omental Appendix Epiploica Appendix, Omental Omental Appendices Omental Appendix Taenia Coli |
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| Tree number(s): |
A03.556.124.526.356 A03.556.249.249.356 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003106 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the RECTUM. It includes the ASCENDING COLON; the TRANSVERSE COLON; the DESCENDING COLON; and the SIGMOID COLON. |
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| Annotation: | entry term TAENIA COLI: do not confuse with Taenia, a genus of tapeworm; inflammation = COLITIS; /surg: do not confuse with specialty COLORECTAL SURGERY and consider also COLECTOMY or COLOSTOMY; note entry terms: coord with specific tissue type if appropriate |
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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: |
Colectomy
MeSH Colonoscopy MeSH Colostomy MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 3138 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003106 | ||||||
| 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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Colon
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Taenia Coli
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Appendix Epiploica
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| Concept UI |
M0004808 |
| Scope note | The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the RECTUM. It includes the ASCENDING COLON; the TRANSVERSE COLON; the DESCENDING COLON; and the SIGMOID COLON. |
| Preferred term | Colon |
| Concept UI |
M0004810 |
| Scope note | The longitudinal bands (taenia) of musculature along the COLON, often used for smooth muscle physiology studies. |
| Preferred term | Taenia Coli |
| Concept UI |
M0004809 |
| Scope note | The subserosal ADIPOSE TISSUE along the COLON, derived from the OMENTUM. |
| Preferred term | Appendix Epiploica |
| Entry term(s) |
Appendices, Omental Appendix, Omental Omental Appendices Omental Appendix |
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