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Descriptor English: Camelus
Descriptor Spanish: Camelus
Descriptor Camelus
Entry term(s) Camelus bactrianus
Camelus dromedarius
camello
camello arábigo
camello asiático
camello bactriano
camellos
dromedario
dromedarios
Scope note: Mamíferos cuadrúpedos ungulados, provistos de dos dedos, un hocico con grandes labios y dorso jorobado, que pertenecen a la familia Camelidae. Son oriundos del norte de África y de Asia central y occidental.
Descriptor Portuguese: Camelus
Descriptor French: Chameaux
Entry term(s): Bactrian Camel
Bactrian Camels
Bractrian Camel
Bractrian Camels
Camel
Camel, Bactrian
Camel, Bractrian
Camels
Camels, Bactrian
Camels, Bractrian
Camelus bactrianus
Camelus dromedarius
Dromedaries
Dromedary
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.500.190.180
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002162
Scope note: Two-toed, hoofed mammals with four legs, a big-lipped snout, and a humped back belonging to the family Camelidae. They are native to North Africa, and Western and Central Asia.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Artiodactyla (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 2017; see CAMELS 1968-2016
History Note: 2017 (1968)
DeCS ID: 22374
Unique ID: D002162
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: 2017/06/22
Camelus - Preferred
Concept UI M0003237
Scope note Two-toed, hoofed mammals with four legs, a big-lipped snout, and a humped back belonging to the family Camelidae. They are native to North Africa, and Western and Central Asia.
Preferred term Camelus
Entry term(s) Camel
Camels
Camelus bactrianus - Narrower
Concept UI M000602309
Scope note A camel with two humps, native to Central Asia.
Preferred term Camelus bactrianus
Entry term(s) Bactrian Camel
Bactrian Camels
Bractrian Camel
Bractrian Camels
Camel, Bactrian
Camel, Bractrian
Camels, Bactrian
Camels, Bractrian
Camelus dromedarius - Narrower
Concept UI M0003238
Scope note A camel with one hump, native to North Africa and the Middle East.
Preferred term Camelus dromedarius
Entry term(s) Dromedaries
Dromedary



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