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XExtension Codes
Anatomy and topography
Functional anatomy
Digestive system
XA9607Gastrointestinal tract
XA1B13Large intestine
XA03U9Colon

XA2G13 category

Descending colon

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Descending colonDescending large intestine

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XA3AL5Ascending colon
XA95L3Hepatic flexure of colon
XA49U1Transverse colon
XA1PY9Splenic flexure of colon
XA8YJ9Sigmoid colon
XA33J5Rectosigmoid junction
XA7177Descending colon and splenic flexure of colon
XA25P9Ascending colon and right flexure of colon

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XA8182Mouth
XA5T23Salivary gland apparatus
XA93V5Pharynx
XA9607Gastrointestinal tract
XA0W19Hepatobiliary system
XA3QC5Pancreas
XA0KZ0Peritoneum
XA0828Oesophagus
XA7SR6Cardioesophageal junction
XA7MC7Stomach
XA6452Small intestine
XA1B13Large intestine
XA28R6Upper gastrointestinal tract, not elsewhere classified
XA8PW4Appendix
XA6J68Caecum
XA03U9Colon
XA4KU2Rectum
XA0D34Anus
XA39S6Anal Canal
XA8QB7Cloacogenic zone
XA3AL5Ascending colon
XA95L3Hepatic flexure of colon
XA49U1Transverse colon
XA1PY9Splenic flexure of colon
XA2G13Descending colon
XA8YJ9Sigmoid colon
XA33J5Rectosigmoid junction
XA7177Descending colon and splenic flexure of colon
XA25P9Ascending colon and right flexure of colon

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