Diseases

Proctitis

INFLAMMATION of the MUCOUS MEMBRANE of the RECTUM, the distal end of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).

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INFLAMMATION of the MUCOUS MEMBRANE of the RECTUM, the distal end of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).

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  • Proctitides

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Proctitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011349. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011349
  2. Proctitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctitis
  3. Proctitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q941770