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MeSH Heading: Stomach
Tree Number(s): A03.556.875.875
Unique ID: D013270
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013270
Annotation: /blood supply: gastric varix or varices = ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES & see note there; perforation = STOMACH /‌inj, not STOMACH RUPTURE; gastric secretion: index GASTRIC JUICE or GASTRIC MUCOSA, not STOMACH; /‌surg: consider also GASTRECTOMY; GASTROENTEROSTOMY & GASTROSTOMY; inflammation = GASTRITIS; Heidenhain pouch: index STOMACH /‌physiol; gastric hyperacidity: index GASTRIC ACID /‌metab; mucosal prolapse = GASTRIC MUCOSA + STOMACH DISEASES + PROLAPSE
Scope Note: An organ of digestion situated in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen between the termination of the ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of the DUODENUM.
See Also: Fundoplication; Gastrectomy; Gastroenterostomy; Gastroplasty; Gastroscopy; Gastrostomy
Consider Also: consider also terms at GASTR-
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/11/06
Revision Date: 2024/11/06

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)

Stomach MeSH Descriptor Data 2025