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Descriptor English: Scorpions
Descriptor Spanish: Escorpiones
Descriptor escorpiones
Entry term(s) Scorpiones
alacranes
alacrán
escorpión
Scope note: ARTRÓPODOS del orden Scorpiones, de los que se han descrito entre 1500 y 2000 especies. Los más comunes viven en zonas tropicales o subtropicales. Son nocturnos y se alimentan principalmente de INSECTOS y otros ARTRÓPODOS. Son ARÁCNIDOS grandes, pero no atacan espontáneamente a los seres humanos. Tienen un aguijón venenoso. Su importancia médica varía considerablemente y depende de sus hábitos y de la potencia de su VENENO, más que de su tamaño. El aguijón equivale al de un avispón, pero ciertas especies tienen un VENENO muy tóxico, potencialmente mortal para los seres humanos. (Traducción libre del original: Dorland, 27ª ed; Smith, Insects and Other Arthropods of Medical Importance, 1973, p. 417; Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5ª ed, p. 503.)
Descriptor Portuguese: Escorpiões
Descriptor French: Scorpions
Entry term(s): Scorpion
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.166.661
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012605
Scope note: Arthropods of the order Scorpiones, of which 1500 to 2000 species have been described. The most common live in tropical or subtropical areas. They are nocturnal and feed principally on insects and other arthropods. They are large arachnids but do not attack man spontaneously. They have a venomous sting. Their medical significance varies considerably and is dependent on their habits and venom potency rather than on their size. At most, the sting is equivalent to that of a hornet but certain species possess a highly toxic venom potentially fatal to humans. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Smith, Insects and Other Arthropods of Medical Importance, 1973, p417; Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th ed, p503)
Annotation: includes the genera Androctonus, Buthus, Centruoides, Leiurus, Nebo, Tityus; SCORPION STINGS is available
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 12985
Unique ID: D012605
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Scorpions - Preferred
Concept UI M0019561
Scope note Arthropods of the order Scorpiones, of which 1500 to 2000 species have been described. The most common live in tropical or subtropical areas. They are nocturnal and feed principally on insects and other arthropods. They are large arachnids but do not attack man spontaneously. They have a venomous sting. Their medical significance varies considerably and is dependent on their habits and venom potency rather than on their size. At most, the sting is equivalent to that of a hornet but certain species possess a highly toxic venom potentially fatal to humans. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Smith, Insects and Other Arthropods of Medical Importance, 1973, p417; Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th ed, p503)
Preferred term Scorpions
Entry term(s) Scorpion



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