Concept information
Preferred term
Duodenum
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Note
- inflammation = DUODENITIS; fistula = DUODENAL DISEASES + INTESTINAL FISTULA; duodenal atresia = DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION /congen + INTESTINAL ATRESIA; duodenal juice = DUODENUM + INTESTINAL SECRETIONS
Scope note
- The shortest and widest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE adjacent to the PYLORUS of the STOMACH. It is named for having the length equal to about the width of 12 fingers.
History note
- DUODENAL INTUBATION was heading 1963-65
In other languages
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Finnish
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duodenum
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Swedish
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Duodenum
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004386
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