Anatomy

Intestines

The section of the alimentary canal from the STOMACH to the ANAL CANAL. It includes the LARGE INTESTINE and SMALL INTESTINE.

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The section of the alimentary canal from the STOMACH to the ANAL CANAL. It includes the LARGE INTESTINE and SMALL INTESTINE.

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  • Intestine

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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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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; intestinal secretion: index INTESTINAL SECRETIONS or INTESTINAL MUCOSA; invagination = INTUSSUSCEPTION; /surg: consider also ENTEROSTOMY & GASTROENTEROSTOMY; inflammation or inflammatory disease: see note on INTESTINAL DISEASES; gas cysts = PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS

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History Note

/microbiology was INTESTINAL MICROORGANISMS 1963-67

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  1. A03w.556w.124w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Intestines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007422. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007422
  2. Intestines. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intestine
  3. Intestines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9639