Anatomy

Colon

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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Abstract

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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6 entry terms
  • Appendix Epiploica
  • Omental Appendices
  • Omental Appendix
  • Taenia Coli
  • Appendices, Omental
  • Appendix, Omental

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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  1. A03w.556w.124w.526w.356w
  2. A03w.556w.249w.249w.356w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Colon. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003106. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003106
  2. Colon. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_(anatomy)
  3. Colon. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5982337