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Colon  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Appendix Epiploica
  • Taenia Coli

Note

  • entry term TAENIA COLI: do not confuse with Taenia, a genus of tapeworm; inflammation = COLITIS; /surg: do not confuse with specialty COLORECTAL SURGERY and consider also COLECTOMY or COLOSTOMY; note entry terms: coord with specific tissue type if appropriate

Scope note

  • 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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003106

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