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MeSH Heading: Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
Tree Number(s): A03.556.249
Unique ID: D041741
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D041741
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: The segment of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the small intestine below the DUODENUM, and the LARGE INTESTINE.
Entry Term(s): Lower GI Tract
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

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)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Lower Gastrointestinal Tract MeSH Descriptor Data 2025