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Descriptor English:   Colon, Sigmoid 
Descriptor Spanish:   Colon Sigmoide 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Colo Sigmóide 
Synonyms English:   Sigmoid  
Tree Number:   A03.556.124.526.356.668
A03.556.249.249.356.668
Definition English:   A segment of the COLON between the RECTUM and the descending colon. 
Indexing Annotation English:   sigmoiditis = SIGMOID DISEASES (IM) + COLITIS (NIM) but note PROCTOSIGMOIDITIS see PROCTOCOLITIS & RECTOSIGMOIDITIS see PROCTOCOLITIS; diverticulosis & diverticulitis: see note on SIGMOID DISEASES
See Related English:   Sigmoidoscopy
 
History Note English:   2004 (1966) 
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:   13194 
Unique Identifier:   D012809 

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