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Descriptor English: Ships
Descriptor Spanish: Navíos
Descriptor navíos
Entry term(s) barcos
Scope note: Embarcaciones grandes impulsadas a motor o por velas usadas para el transporte en ríos, mares, océanos u otras aguas navegables. Los botes son navíos más pequeños impulsados por remos, hélices o a motor, pueden tener cubierta o no.
Descriptor Portuguese: Navios
Descriptor French: Navires
Entry term(s): Boat
Boats
Hospital Ship
Hospital Ships
Ship
Ship, Hospital
Ships, Hospital
Tree number(s): J01.937.817
SH1.050.313.562.601.750.387.754
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012767
Scope note: Large vessels propelled by power or sail used for transportation on rivers, seas, oceans, or other navigable waters. Boats are smaller vessels propelled by oars, paddles, sail, or power; they may or may not have a deck.
Annotation: use as a coordinate for non-medical aspects of sailors; for physiology, psychology, and diseases of sailors use NAVAL MEDICINE but see note there
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
Related: Hospital Units MeSH
DeCS ID: 13145
Unique ID: D012767
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: 2015/07/13
Ships - Preferred
Concept UI M0019777
Scope note Large vessels propelled by power or sail used for transportation on rivers, seas, oceans, or other navigable waters. Boats are smaller vessels propelled by oars, paddles, sail, or power; they may or may not have a deck.
Preferred term Ships
Entry term(s) Ship
Boats - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0019778
Preferred term Boats
Entry term(s) Boat
Hospital Ships - Narrower
Concept UI M0568530
Scope note Water-borne vessels used as HOSPITALS mostly for military purposes during WARFARE.
Preferred term Hospital Ships
Entry term(s) Hospital Ship
Ship, Hospital
Ships, Hospital



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