Diseases

Rectal Diseases

Pathological developments in the RECTUM region of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Pathological developments in the RECTUM region of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Rectal Disorders
  • Rectal Disease
  • Rectal Disorder
  • Anorectal Diseases
  • Anorectal Disorders
  • Anorectal Disease
  • Anorectal 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

inflammatory disease = PROCTITIS

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rectal Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012002. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012002
  2. Rectal Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554389