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Descriptor English: Female
Descriptor Spanish: Femenino
Descriptor femenino
Descriptor Portuguese: Feminino
Descriptor French: Femelle
Entry term(s): Females
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005260
Annotation: check tag only for female organs, diseases, physiologic processes, genetics, etc.; do not confuse with WOMEN as a social, cultural, political, economic force; CATALOGER: Do not use
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
History Note: 1966; for FEMALES use WOMEN 1978-2005
DeCS ID: 21030
Unique ID: D005260
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: 2015/06/10
Female - Preferred
Concept UI M0008308
Preferred term Female
Entry term(s) Females



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