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Appendicitis
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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Qualifiers
MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Appendicitis
Tree Number(s)
C01.463.099
C06.405.205.099
C06.405.469.110.207
Unique ID
D001064
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001064
Scope Note
Acute inflammation of the
APPENDIX
. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated.
Entry Term(s)
Perforated Appendicitis
Ruptured Appendicitis
NLM Classification #
WI 535
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/06/17
Allowable Qualifiers
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
chemically induced (CI)
classification (CL)
complications (CO)
congenital (CN)
diagnosis (DI)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
diet therapy (DH)
drug therapy (DT)
economics (EC)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
epidemiology (EP)
ethnology (EH)
etiology (ET)
genetics (GE)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiopathology (PP)
prevention & control (PC)
psychology (PX)
radiotherapy (RT)
rehabilitation (RH)
surgery (SU)
therapy (TH)
urine (UR)
veterinary (VE)
virology (VI)
Infections [C01]
Intraabdominal Infections [C01.463]
Appendicitis [C01.463.099]
Peritonitis [C01.463.600]
Typhlitis [C01.463.850]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Gastroenteritis [C06.405.205]
Appendicitis [C06.405.205.099]
Cholera Morbus [C06.405.205.200]
Colitis [C06.405.205.265]
Diverticular Diseases [C06.405.205.282]
Dysentery [C06.405.205.331]
Enteritis [C06.405.205.462]
Enterocolitis [C06.405.205.596]
Esophagitis [C06.405.205.663]
Gastritis [C06.405.205.697]
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases [C06.405.205.731]
Mucositis [C06.405.205.798]
Proctitis [C06.405.205.865]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Intestinal Diseases [C06.405.469]
Cecal Diseases [C06.405.469.110]
Appendicitis [C06.405.469.110.207]
Cecal Neoplasms [C06.405.469.110.417]
Typhlitis [C06.405.469.110.708]
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Appendicitis
Preferred
Concept UI
M0001610
Scope Note
Acute inflammation of the
APPENDIX
. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated.
Terms
Appendicitis
Preferred Term
Term UI
T003233
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
Ruptured Appendicitis
Narrower
Concept UI
M0443869
Terms
Ruptured Appendicitis
Preferred Term
Term UI
T539290
Date
04/28/2003
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2004)
Perforated Appendicitis
Term UI
T528913
Date
12/20/2002
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2004)
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