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MeSH Heading: Duodenum
Tree Number(s): A03.556.124.684.124; A03.556.875.249
Unique ID: D004386
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004386
Annotation: inflammation = DUODENITIS; fistula = DUODENAL DISEASES + INTESTINAL FISTULA; duodenal atresia = DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION /‌congen + INTESTINAL ATRESIA; duodenal juice = DUODENUM + INTESTINAL SECRETIONS
Scope Note: The shortest and widest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE adjacent to the PYLORUS of the STOMACH. It is named for having the length equal to about the width of 12 fingers.
NLM Classification #: WI 505
See Also: Duodenoscopy; Duodenostomy
Public MeSH Note: DUODENAL INTUBATION was heading 1963-65
History Note: DUODENAL INTUBATION was heading 1963-65
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/02

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)

Duodenum MeSH Descriptor Data 2025