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Descriptor English: Running
Descriptor Spanish: Carrera
Descriptor carrera
Entry term(s) corrida
Scope note: Actividad en la que se impulsa el cuerpo moviendo las piernas rápidamente. La carrera se realiza a un paso de moderado a rápido y debe diferenciarse del TROTE, que se realiza a un paso mucho más lento.
Descriptor Portuguese: Corrida
Descriptor French: Course à pied
Entry term(s): Runnings
Tree number(s): G11.427.410.568.610
G11.427.410.698.277.750
I03.350.750
I03.450.642.845.610
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012420
Scope note: An activity in which the body is propelled by moving the legs rapidly. Running is performed at a moderate to rapid pace and should be differentiated from JOGGING, which is performed at a much slower pace.
Annotation: human & animal; / inj: coordinate IM with specific injury (IM); JOGGING and TRACK AND FIELD are also available; animals running in exercise wheel is probably MOTOR ACTIVITY or PHYSICAL EXERTION
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IN injuries
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PH physiology
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Sports (1966-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 76
History Note: 76
DeCS ID: 12793
Unique ID: D012420
NLM Classification: QT 260.5.R9
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Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/21
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Running - Preferred
Concept UI M0019303
Scope note An activity in which the body is propelled by moving the legs rapidly. Running is performed at a moderate to rapid pace and should be differentiated from JOGGING, which is performed at a much slower pace.
Preferred term Running
Entry term(s) Runnings



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