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Descriptor English: Sharks
Descriptor Spanish: Tiburones
Descriptor tiburones
Scope note: Grupo de elasmobranquios alargados. Los tiburones son fundamentalmente peces marinos. Algunas especies son grandes y voraces.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tubarões
Descriptor French: Requins
Entry term(s): Shark
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.370.853
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012754
Scope note: A group of elongate elasmobranchs. Sharks are mostly marine fish, with certain species large and voracious.
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
DeCS ID: 13132
Unique ID: D012754
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: 2009/07/06
Sharks - Preferred
Concept UI M0019765
Scope note A group of elongate elasmobranchs. Sharks are mostly marine fish, with certain species large and voracious.
Preferred term Sharks
Entry term(s) Shark



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