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MeSH Heading: Appendix
Tree Number(s): A03.556.124.526.209.290; A03.556.249.249.209.290
Unique ID: D001065
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001065
Annotation: /surg: probably APPENDECTOMY; diseases: coord IM with CECAL DISEASES (IM); inflammation = APPENDICITIS; "ruptured" or "perforated" appendix: see note under APPENDICITIS
Scope Note: A worm-like blind tube extension from the CECUM.
Entry Term(s): Vermiform Appendix
NLM Classification #: WI 535
See Also: Appendectomy
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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