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Descriptor English: Colon, Descending
Descriptor Spanish: Colon Descendente
Descriptor colon descendente
Scope note: El segmento del INTESTINO GRUESO situado entre el COLON TRANSVERSO y el COLON SIGMOIDE.
Descriptor Portuguese: Colo Descendente
Descriptor French: Côlon descendant
Entry term(s): Descending Colon
Tree number(s): A03.556.124.526.356.500
A03.556.249.249.356.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D044683
Scope note: The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between TRANSVERSE COLON and the SIGMOID COLON.
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
Previous Indexing: Colon (1967-2003)
Colonic Diseases (1964-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
DeCS ID: 37756
Unique ID: D044683
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Colon, Descending - Preferred
Concept UI M0443762
Scope note The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between TRANSVERSE COLON and the SIGMOID COLON.
Preferred term Colon, Descending
Entry term(s) Descending Colon



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