| Descriptor English: | Beak | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Pico
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Bico | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Bec | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Avian Bill Avian Bills Beaks Bill, Avian Bills, Avian |
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| Tree number(s): |
A13.114 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001502 | ||||||
| Scope note: | In some animals, the jaws together with their horny covering. The beak usually refers to the bill of birds in which the whole varies greatly in form according of the food and habits of the bird. While the beak refers most commonly to birds, the anatomical counterpart is found also in the turtle, squid, and octopus. (From Webster, 3d ed & Storer, et al., General Zoology, 6th ed, p491, 755) |
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| Annotation: | not restricted to birds |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Birds (1966-1967) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 68 |
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| History Note: | 68 |
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| DeCS ID: | 1520 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D001502 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1968/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1995/03/13 |
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Beak
- Preferred
Bill, Avian
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0002243 |
| Scope note | In some animals, the jaws together with their horny covering. The beak usually refers to the bill of birds in which the whole varies greatly in form according of the food and habits of the bird. While the beak refers most commonly to birds, the anatomical counterpart is found also in the turtle, squid, and octopus. (From Webster, 3d ed & Storer, et al., General Zoology, 6th ed, p491, 755) |
| Preferred term | Beak |
| Entry term(s) |
Beaks |
| Concept UI |
M0002244 |
| Preferred term | Bill, Avian |
| Entry term(s) |
Avian Bill Avian Bills Bills, Avian |
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