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Descriptor English: Oceans and Seas
Descriptor Spanish: Océanos y Mares
Descriptor océanos y mares
Entry term(s) cadena oceánica
cañón submarino
cordillera meso-oceánica
corriente oceánica
fosa abisal
fosa continental
fosa oceánica
fosas abisales
mares
placa oceánica
área oceánica
Scope note: Grandes extensiones de masas de agua salada que, en conjunto, cubren más del 70 por ciento de la superficie terrestre. Los mares pueden estar parcial o totalmente rodeados de tierra, y tienen un tamaño más reducido que los océanos (Atlántico, Pacífico, Índico, Ártico y Antártico).
Descriptor Portuguese: Oceanos e Mares
Descriptor French: Océans et mers
Entry term(s): Aire Océanique
Canyon Sousmarin
Dorsale Médio-Océanique
Dorsale Océanique
Flux Océanique
Fosse Continentale
Fosse Océanique
Mers
Mers et océans
Océans
Plaque Océanique
Tree number(s): G01.311.625
G16.500.275.725.500.650
SP4.606.775
Z01.756
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009792
Scope note: A great expanse of continuous bodies of salt water which together cover more than 70 percent of the earth's surface. Seas may be partially or entirely enclosed by land, and are smaller than the five oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic).
Annotation: for specific oceans or seas that are not a main heading, index only under OCEANS AND SEAS and not also under a geographic term
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnologie
EP épidémiologie
Related: Eau de mer MeSH
DeCS ID: 19273
Unique ID: D009792
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/02
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Océans et mers - Preferred
Concept UI M0015204
Preferred term Océans et mers
Entry term(s) Dorsale Médio-Océanique
Dorsale Océanique
Fosse Continentale
Fosse Océanique
Mers et océans
Océans - Narrower
Concept UI M0015203
Preferred term Océans
Entry term(s) Aire Océanique
Canyon Sousmarin
Flux Océanique
Plaque Océanique
Mers - Narrower
Concept UI M0015205
Preferred term Mers



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