A variant of the ascending colon in ruminants and pigs. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_colon ]
Synonyms: coiled colon
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database
cross reference
- Wikipedia:Spiral_colon
- NCIT:C92438
- UMLS:C0227374 (ncithesaurus:Spiral_Colon)
present in taxon
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_35497
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9845
Term relations
Subclass of:
- proximal-distal subdivision of colon
- in taxon some Artiodactyla
- continuous with some transverse colon
- develops from some midgut