Diseases

Gastrointestinal Diseases

Diseases in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.

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Abstract

Diseases in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Disease, Gastrointestinal
  • Diseases, Gastrointestinal
  • Gastrointestinal Disease
  • Gastrointestinal Disorder
  • Cholera Infantum
  • Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders, Functional
  • Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder
  • Gastrointestinal Disorder, Functional

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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: prefer specifics; inflammatory disease = GASTROENTERITIS

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History Note

1965

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  1. C06w.405w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gastrointestinal Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005767. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005767
  2. Gastrointestinal Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_gastrointestinal_disorder
  3. Gastrointestinal Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5508825