Concept information
Preferred term
Digestive System
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Ailmentary System
- Alimentary System
Note
- general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /abnorm = DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES but consider also specific part of digestive system with /abnorm or specific abnormality
Scope note
- A group of organs stretching from the MOUTH to the ANUS, serving to breakdown foods, assimilate nutrients, and eliminate waste. In humans, the digestive system includes the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and the accessory glands (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).
History note
- 1972
In other languages
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Finnish
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apparatus digestorius
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ruoansulatuselimet
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ruoansulatuselimistö
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ruoansulatusjärjestelmä
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ruuansulatuselimet
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ruuansulatusjärjestelmä
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systema alimentarium
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systema digestorium
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004064
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