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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Esophagus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
esófago
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Esôfago
Tree Number:
A03.556.875.500
Definition
English
:
The muscular membranous segment between the
PHARYNX
and the
STOMACH
in the
UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/blood supply
:
ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES
is available: see note there; /surg: consider also
ESOPHAGECTOMY
;
ESOPHAGOPLASTY
; or
ESOPHAGOSTOMY
;
inflammation
=
ESOPHAGITIS
;
hemorrhage
=
ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES
(IM) +
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE
(NIM);
rupture
: index under
ESOPHAGUS
/inj (IM) +
RUPTURE
(NIM) or
ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES
(IM) +
RUPTURE
, SPONTANEOUS (NIM);
peristalsis
of the
esophagus
=
ESOPHAGUS
/physiol (IM) +
PERISTALSIS
(NIM); esophageal
intubation
=
ESOPHAGUS
(IM) +
INTUBATION
(IM); esophageal obturator airway =
ESOPHAGUS
(IM) +
INTUBATION
/instrum (IM)
See Related
English
:
Esophagectomy
Esophagoplasty
Esophagoscopy
Esophagostomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
5036
Unique Identifier:
D004947
Occurrence in VHL
:
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