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Descriptor English: Rabbits
Descriptor Spanish: Conejos
Descriptor conejos
Entry term(s) conejo
conejo blanco de Nueva Zelanda
conejo de Nueva Zelanda
conejo doméstico
liebre belga
Scope note: Mamíferos excavadores que se alimentan de plantas, con unas patas traseras más largas que las delanteras. Pertenecen a la familia Leporidae, orden Lagomorpha y, a diferencia de las liebres, poseen 22 pares de cromosomas en lugar de 24.
Descriptor Portuguese: Coelhos
Descriptor French: Lapins
Entry term(s): Belgian Hare
Chinchilla Rabbit
Chinchilla Rabbits
Domestic Rabbit
Domestic Rabbits
Hare, Belgian
NZW Rabbit
NZW Rabbits
New Zealand Rabbit
New Zealand Rabbits
New Zealand White Rabbit
New Zealand White Rabbits
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit
Rabbit, Chinchilla
Rabbit, Domestic
Rabbit, NZW
Rabbit, New Zealand
Rabbits, Chinchilla
Rabbits, Domestic
Rabbits, NZW
Rabbits, New Zealand
Zealand Rabbit, New
Zealand Rabbits, New
cuniculus, Oryctolagus
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.968.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011817
Scope note: A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes.
Annotation: check tag: NIM no qualifiers; do not confuse entry term BELGIAN HARE with HARES
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
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
DeCS ID: 12256
Unique ID: D011817
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Rabbits - Preferred
Concept UI M0018365
Scope note A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes.
Preferred term Rabbits
Entry term(s) Rabbit
Chinchilla Rabbits - Narrower
Concept UI M0529647
Scope note This is a breed of rabbit, not to be confused with the rodent CHINCHILLA.
Preferred term Chinchilla Rabbits
Entry term(s) Chinchilla Rabbit
Rabbit, Chinchilla
Rabbits, Chinchilla
Rabbit, Domestic - Narrower
Concept UI M000606818
Preferred term Rabbit, Domestic
Entry term(s) Domestic Rabbit
Domestic Rabbits
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbits, Domestic
cuniculus, Oryctolagus
Belgian Hare - Narrower
Concept UI M0018364
Scope note A strain of Oryctolagus cuniculus originating in Flanders, Belgium and perfected by English breeders.
Preferred term Belgian Hare
Entry term(s) Hare, Belgian
New Zealand Rabbits - Narrower
Concept UI M0528146
Preferred term New Zealand Rabbits
Entry term(s) NZW Rabbit
NZW Rabbits
New Zealand Rabbit
New Zealand White Rabbit
New Zealand White Rabbits
Rabbit, NZW
Rabbit, New Zealand
Rabbits, NZW
Rabbits, New Zealand
Zealand Rabbit, New
Zealand Rabbits, New



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