Diseases

Digestive System Diseases

Diseases in any part of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT or the accessory organs (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Diseases in any part of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT or the accessory organs (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Digestive System Disorders
  • Digestive System Disease
  • Digestive System Disorder
  • System Disorders, Digestive
  • Hepatobiliary Diseases
  • Hepatobiliary Disorders
  • Hepatobiliary Disease
  • Hepatobiliary Disorder

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; refers to all organs of digestive tract: do not confuse with GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; /diag: consider also DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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History Note

1980

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Previous Indexing

  • Gastrointestinal Diseases (1966-1979)

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Tree Number

  1. C06w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Digestive System Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004066. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004066
  2. Digestive System Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrointestinal_disease
  3. Digestive System Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2300099