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Descriptor English: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Descriptor Spanish: Tracto Gastrointestinal Superior
Descriptor tracto gastrointestinal superior
Scope note: El segmento del TRACTO GASTROINTESTINAL que comprende el ESÓFAGO, el ESTÓMAGO y el DUODENO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Trato Gastrointestinal Superior
Descriptor French: Tube digestif supérieur
Entry term(s): GI Tract, Upper
Gastrointestinal Tract, Upper
Upper GI Tract
Tree number(s): A03.556.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D041742
Scope note: The segment of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the ESOPHAGUS; the STOMACH; and the DUODENUM.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
DeCS ID: 37759
Unique ID: D041742
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract - Preferred
Concept UI M0439053
Scope note The segment of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the ESOPHAGUS; the STOMACH; and the DUODENUM.
Preferred term Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Entry term(s) GI Tract, Upper
Gastrointestinal Tract, Upper
Upper GI Tract



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