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| Preferred Name | Splenic Flexure | |
| Synonyms |
flexura coli splenica Left Colic Flexure Splenic Flexure of Colon Splenic Flexure left colic flexure splenic flexure COLON, SPLENIC FLEXURE splenic flexure of colon Splenic flexure of colon |
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| Definitions |
The bend at the junction of the transverse and descending colon. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12267 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
The splenic (or left colic) flexure is a sharp bend between the transverse and the descending colon in the left upper quadrant of humans. The left colic flexure is near the spleen, and hence called the splenic flexure. There are two colic flexures in the transverse colon; the other being the hepatic flexure in the right upper quadrant. The bend at the junction of the transverse and descending colon.
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C12267
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198975 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168660 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168664 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168663 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168655 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 |
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CDISC GDC UBERON
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| DEFINITION |
The bend at the junction of the transverse and descending colon.
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| Display_Name |
Splenic Flexure of Colon
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| FULL_SYN |
flexura coli splenica Left Colic Flexure Splenic Flexure of Colon Splenic Flexure left colic flexure splenic flexure COLON, SPLENIC FLEXURE splenic flexure of colon Splenic flexure of colon
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70729 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C171435 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422 |
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Splenic Flexure
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Splenic_Flexure
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| Maps_To |
Splenic Flexure Splenic flexure of colon
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| Preferred_Name |
Splenic Flexure
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12267
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| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0227387
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| xRef |
UBERON:0022276
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