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Appendix Epiploica
Taenia Coli
Tree Number:
A03.556.124.526.356
A03.556.249.249.356
Definition
English
:
The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the
CECUM
and the
RECTUM
. It includes the ASCENDING
COLON
; the TRANSVERSE
COLON
; the DESCENDING
COLON
; and the SIGMOID
COLON.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
X ref
TAENIA
COLI: do not confuse with
Taenia
, a genus of tapeworm;
inflammation
=
COLITIS
; /surg: do not confuse with specialty
COLORECTAL SURGERY
& consider also
COLECTOMY
or
COLOSTOMY
; note X refs: coord with specific tissue type if appropriate
See Related
English
:
Colectomy
Colonoscopy
Colostomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
3138
Unique Identifier:
D003106
Occurrence in VHL
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