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MeSH Heading: Anal Canal
Tree Number(s): A03.556.124.526.070; A03.556.249.249.070
Unique ID: D001003
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001003
Annotation: inflammation = PROCTITIS; do not confuse entry term ANAL GLAND with ANAL GLANDS, ANIMAL see ANAL SACS; /‌abnorm: consider also ANORECTAL MALFORMATIONS
Scope Note: The terminal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, beginning from the ampulla of the RECTUM and ending at the anus.
Entry Term(s): Anal Gland; Anal Gland, Human; Anal Glands, Human; Anal Sphincter; Anus; Detrusor External Sphincter; External Anal Sphincter; Internal Anal Sphincter
See Also: Proctoscopy
Consider Also: consider also terms at PROCT-
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/04/14

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)

Anal Canal MeSH Descriptor Data 2024