| Descriptor English: | Hemorrhoids | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Hemorroides
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Hemorroidas | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Hémorroïdes | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Hemorrhoid |
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| Tree number(s): |
C06.405.469.860.401 C14.907.449 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006484 | ||||
| Scope note: | Swollen veins in the lower part of the RECTUM or ANUS. Hemorrhoids can be inside the anus (internal), under the skin around the anus (external), or protruding from inside to outside of the anus. People with hemorrhoids may or may not exhibit symptoms which include bleeding, itching, and pain. |
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| Annotation: | /surg : consider also HEMORRHOIDECTOMY |
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| 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 |
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| DeCS ID: | 6638 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D006484 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WI 605 | ||||
| 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: | 2012/07/03 |
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Hemorrhoids
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0010177 |
| Scope note | Swollen veins in the lower part of the RECTUM or ANUS. Hemorrhoids can be inside the anus (internal), under the skin around the anus (external), or protruding from inside to outside of the anus. People with hemorrhoids may or may not exhibit symptoms which include bleeding, itching, and pain. |
| Preferred term | Hemorrhoids |
| Entry term(s) |
Hemorrhoid |
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