| Qualifier in English: | parasitology |
| Qualifier in Spanish: | parasitología |
| Qualifier in Portuguese: | parasitologia |
| Qualifier in French: | parasitologie |
| Entry term(s): |
helminthology parasites protozoa protozoology |
| Scope note: | Used with animals, higher plants, organs, and diseases for parasitic factors. In diseases, it is not used if the parasitic involvement is implicit in the diagnosis. |
| Annotation: | subhead only; for protozoa & higher parasites; see also /microbiology & /virology; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.50; DF: /parasitol or /PS |
| Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/PS or PS (SH) or SUBS APPLY PS |
| History Note: | 75; used with Category A, B1-2, B6, C & F3 1975-86; A, B1-2, B6, C, F3 & INFANT, NEWBORN+ 1987-89; A, B1-2, B6, C & F3 1990 forward |
| Entry Version: |
PARASITOL |
| Abbreviation: | PS |
| DeCS UI: | 22051 |
| Descriptor UI: | Q000469 |
| Date Established: | 1975/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1974/10/23 |
| Revision Date: | 2015/07/01 |
parasitology
- Preferred
protozoology
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protozoa
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helminthology
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parasites
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| Concept UI |
M0030677 |
| Scope note | Used with animals, higher plants, organs, and diseases for parasitic factors. In diseases, it is not used if the parasitic involvement is implicit in the diagnosis. |
| Preferred term | parasitology |
| Concept UI |
M0030680 |
| Preferred term | protozoology |
| Concept UI |
M0030682 |
| Preferred term | protozoa |
| Concept UI |
M0030679 |
| Preferred term | helminthology |
| Concept UI |
M0030681 |
| Preferred term | parasites |
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