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Descriptor English: Eagles
Descriptor Spanish: Águilas
Descriptor águilas
Entry term(s) Aquila
Haliaeetus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
aquila
águila calva
Scope note: Aves miembros del orden Falconiformes, familia Accipitridae. Se caracterizan por sus potentes talones con largas garras curvadas y afiladas y por la oposición del último dedo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Águias
Descriptor French: Aigles
Entry term(s): Aquila
Bald Eagle
Eagle
Haliaeetus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.248.815.350.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020307
Scope note: Large members of the FALCONIFORMES order of birds, family Accipitridae, most especially the genera Aquila, Haliaeetus, Harpia, and Circaetus. They are characterized by their powerful talons, which carry long, curved, pointed claws and by their opposable hindtoe.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Birds (1970-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 1999
History Note: 1999
DeCS ID: 33703
Unique ID: D020307
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/10
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Eagles - Preferred
Concept UI M0029949
Scope note Large members of the FALCONIFORMES order of birds, family Accipitridae, most especially the genera Aquila, Haliaeetus, Harpia, and Circaetus. They are characterized by their powerful talons, which carry long, curved, pointed claws and by their opposable hindtoe.
Preferred term Eagles
Entry term(s) Eagle
Haliaeetus - Narrower
Concept UI M0454233
Preferred term Haliaeetus
Aquila - Narrower
Concept UI M0454232
Preferred term Aquila
Haliaeetus leucocephalus - Narrower
Concept UI M000746529
Preferred term Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Entry term(s) Bald Eagle



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