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Descriptor English: Turtles
Descriptor Spanish: Tortugas
Descriptor tortugas
Entry term(s) Testudinidae
testudínidos
tortugas e agua dulce
tortugas marinas
tortugas terrestres
Scope note: Reptiles del orden Testudines, que incluyen las tortugas, tanto de agua dulce como las especies marinas, cuyo cuerpo está protegido por una cubierta ósea o cartilaginosa que consta de una parte superior (caparazón) y una parte inferior (plastrón) derivada de las costillas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tartarugas
Descriptor French: Tortues
Entry term(s): Sea Turtle
Sea Turtles
Terrapin
Terrapins
Tortoise
Tortoises
Turtle
Turtle, Sea
Turtles, Sea
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.833.848
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014426
Scope note: Any reptile including tortoises, fresh water, and marine species of the order Testudines with a body encased in a bony or cartilaginous shell consisting of a top (carapace) and a bottom (plastron) derived from the ribs.
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: Reptiles (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
DeCS ID: 14825
Unique ID: D014426
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/11/24
Turtles - Preferred
Concept UI M0022173
Scope note Any reptile including tortoises, fresh water, and marine species of the order Testudines with a body encased in a bony or cartilaginous shell consisting of a top (carapace) and a bottom (plastron) derived from the ribs.
Preferred term Turtles
Entry term(s) Turtle
Tortoises - Narrower
Concept UI M000610910
Preferred term Tortoises
Entry term(s) Tortoise
Sea Turtles - Narrower
Concept UI M000610908
Preferred term Sea Turtles
Entry term(s) Sea Turtle
Turtle, Sea
Turtles, Sea
Terrapins - Narrower
Concept UI M000610909
Preferred term Terrapins
Entry term(s) Terrapin



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