Lower Gastrointestinal Tract

"Lower Gastrointestinal Tract" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The segment of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the small intestine below the DUODENUM, and the LARGE INTESTINE.

Descriptor ID	D041741
MeSH Number(s)	A03.556.249
Concept/Terms	Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Gastrointestinal Tract, Lower Lower GI Tract

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lower Gastrointestinal Tract".

Anatomy [A]
Digestive System [A03]
Gastrointestinal Tract [A03.556]
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract [A03.556.249]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Lower Gastrointestinal Tract".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Lower Gastrointestinal Tract".

Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
Ileum
Intestine, Large
Jejunum

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