ONKI3 | Medical Subject Headings

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Hierarchy:	Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Digestive System ∟ Gastrointestinal Tract ∟ Intestines ∟ Intestine, Large ∟ Colon 3 coordinate concepts 4 subordinate concepts ∟ Colon, Ascending \| ∟ Colon, Descending \| ∟ Colon, Sigmoid \| ∟ Colon, Transverse ∟ Anal Canal \| ∟ Cecum \| ∟ Rectum Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Digestive System ∟ Gastrointestinal Tract ∟ Lower Gastrointestinal Tract ∟ Intestine, Large ∟ Colon 3 coordinate concepts 4 subordinate concepts ∟ Colon, Ascending \| ∟ Colon, Descending \| ∟ Colon, Sigmoid \| ∟ Colon, Transverse ∟ Anal Canal \| ∟ Cecum \| ∟ Rectum X
Broader terms:	Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Digestive System ∟ Gastrointestinal Tract ∟ Intestines ∟ Intestine, Large ∟ Colon Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Digestive System ∟ Gastrointestinal Tract ∟ Lower Gastrointestinal Tract ∟ Intestine, Large ∟ Colon Intestine, Large > Intestines > Gastrointestinal Tract > Digestive System > Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Intestine, Large > Lower Gastrointestinal Tract > Gastrointestinal Tract > Digestive System > Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) X
Narrower terms:	Colon, Ascending \| Colon, Descending \| Colon, Sigmoid \| Colon, Transverse X
Annotation:	X ref TAENIA COLI: do not confuse with Taenia, a genus of tapeworm; inflammation = COLITIS; /surg: do not confuse with specialty COLORECTAL SURGERY & consider also COLECTOMY or COLOSTOMY; note X refs: coord with specific tissue type if appropriate X
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. X
activeMeSHYear*:	2004 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007X
dateCreated*:	1999-01-01X
dateRevised*:	2003-07-09X
recordAuthorizer*:	sjnX
recordMaintainer*:	lktX
recordOriginator*:	NLMX
Related term:	Colectomy \| Colonoscopy \| Colostomy X
Type:	Concept X
Coordinate terms:	Anal Canal \| Cecum \| Rectum X
URI:	X
Labels and equivalent concepts:	Koolon (fi) Grovtarm (sv) Kolon (sv, replaced) Omental Appendix (en, replaced) Omental Appendices (en, replaced) Colon (la-FI, replaced) X
Share:	X