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Descriptor English: Spiders
Descriptor Spanish: Arañas
Descriptor arañas
Entry term(s) Araneae
araneidos
Scope note: ARTRÓPODOS de la clase ARACHNIDA, orden Araneae. Exceptuando los ÁCAROS Y GARRAPATAS, las ARAÑAS constituyen el mayor orden de ARÁCNIDOS, con unas 37.000 especies descritas. La mayoría de las ARAÑAS son inocuas, aunque algunas especies son moderadamente dañinas, ya que su picadura puede producir síntomas locales bastante graves. (Traducido de: Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th ed, p. 508; Smith, Insects and Other Arthropods of Medical Importance, 1973, pp. 424-430)
Descriptor Portuguese: Aranhas
Descriptor French: Araignées
Entry term(s): Spider
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.166.803
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013112
Scope note: Arthropods of the class ARACHNIDA, order Araneae. Except for mites and ticks, spiders constitute the largest order of arachnids, with approximately 37,000 species having been described. The majority of spiders are harmless, although some species can be regarded as moderately harmful since their bites can lead to quite severe local symptoms. (From Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th ed, p508; Smith, Insects and Other Arthropods of Medical Importance, 1973, pp424-430)
Annotation: SPIDER BITES is available; venomous genera include: Latrodectus (BLACK WIDOW SPIDER), Loxosceles (BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER), Tarantula
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: 13495
Unique ID: D013112
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/10
Spiders - Preferred
Concept UI M0020306
Scope note Arthropods of the class ARACHNIDA, order Araneae. Except for mites and ticks, spiders constitute the largest order of arachnids, with approximately 37,000 species having been described. The majority of spiders are harmless, although some species can be regarded as moderately harmful since their bites can lead to quite severe local symptoms. (From Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th ed, p508; Smith, Insects and Other Arthropods of Medical Importance, 1973, pp424-430)
Preferred term Spiders
Entry term(s) Spider



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