Preferred Label : colon;
Uberon definition : Last portion of the large intestine before it becomes the rectum.;
Uberon synonym : large bowel;
Uberon related term : hindgut;
Uberon narrow term : posterior intestine;
Uberon Function note : it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body[WP];
Uberon Homology note : Although all vertebrates have a digestive tract and accessory glands, various parts
of this system are not necessarily homologous, analogous, or even present in all species.
Therefore, broad comparisons can be best made under the listings of headgut, foregut,
midgut, pancreas and biliary system, hindgut.[uncertain][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : In mammals, the colon consists of four sections: the ascending colon, the transverse
colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon[WP];
Origin ID : 0001155;
UMLS CUI : C0009368;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Colon [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Colon [ICHI extension code]
- Colon [ICHI extension code]
- colon [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- contributes to morphology of
- has part
- part of
Last portion of the large intestine before it becomes the rectum.
