LP31811-0
Colon
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Description
In anatomy of the digestive system, the colon is the part of the intestine from the caecum to the rectum. Its primary purpose is to extract water from faeces. In mammals, it consists of the ascending colon, transverse colon, the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum. The colon from cecum to the mid transverse colon is also known as the right colon. The remainder is known as the left colon. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Colon (Wikipedia)
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Colon
- Part Display Name
- Colon
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2003-06-27
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Colon
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 结肠 Synonyms: 结肠特异性; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Côlon |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Käärsool |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Colon |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Colon |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Kolon |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Ободочная кишка |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | colon |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Côlon |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Côlon |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Κόλον Synonyms: Κόλον |
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