| Descriptor English: | Defecation | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Defecación
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Defecação | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Défécation | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Bowel Function Bowel Movement Defecations |
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| Tree number(s): |
G10.261.165 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003672 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The normal process of elimination of fecal material from the RECTUM. |
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with INTESTINAL ELIMINATION |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects ES ethics GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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| Related: |
Constipation
MeSH Defecography MeSH Diarrhea MeSH Fecal Incontinence MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 3685 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003672 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WI 600 | ||||||
| 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: | 2016/06/23 |
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Defecation
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0005746 |
| Scope note | The normal process of elimination of fecal material from the RECTUM. |
| Preferred term | Defecation |
| Entry term(s) |
Bowel Function Bowel Movement Defecations |
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