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Descriptor English: Enterocolitis
Descriptor Spanish: Enterocolitis
Descriptor enterocolitis
Scope note: Inflamación de la MUCOSA del INTESTINO DELGADO y del INTESTINO GRUESO. La etiología comprende la ISQUEMIA, infecciones, alergia y respuestas inmunitarias.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enterocolite
Descriptor French: Entérocolite
Entry term(s): Enterocolitides
Tree number(s): C06.405.205.596
C06.405.469.363
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004760
Scope note: Inflammation of the MUCOSA of both the SMALL INTESTINE and the LARGE INTESTINE. Etiology includes ISCHEMIA, infections, allergic, and immune responses.
Annotation: note specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Colitis (1966-1984)
Enteritis (1966-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 85
History Note: 85
DeCS ID: 4840
Unique ID: D004760
NLM Classification: WI 420
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Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/04/06
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Enterocolitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0007478
Scope note Inflammation of the MUCOSA of both the SMALL INTESTINE and the LARGE INTESTINE. Etiology includes ISCHEMIA, infections, allergic, and immune responses.
Preferred term Enterocolitis
Entry term(s) Enterocolitides



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