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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Tree Number(s)
C06.405.227
C23.550.414.788
Unique ID
D006471
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006471
Annotation
coord IM with specific intestinal dis (IM), as colonic hemorrhage = GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE (IM) + COLONIC DISEASES (IM); rectal bleeding: see note under RECTUM; X ref HEMATOCHEZIA is red blood in the feces when bleeding is from the lower bowel: do not coord with FECES unless feces are particularly discussed
Scope Note
Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.
Entry Term(s)
Hematochezia
Hemorrhage, Gastrointestinal
See Also
Hemostasis, Endoscopic
Public MeSH Note
90; was HEMORRHAGE, GASTROINTESTINAL 1966-89
Online Note
use GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE to search HEMORRHAGE, GASTROINTESTINAL 1966-89
History Note
90; was HEMORRHAGE, GASTROINTESTINAL 1966-89
Date Established
1990/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2006/07/05
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Preferred
Hematochezia Narrower
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