DeCS

Descriptor English:

Cats

Descriptor Spanish:

Gatos

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	gatos
Entry term(s)	Felis catus Felis domestica Felis domesticus Felis sylvestris catus
Scope note:	El gato doméstico, Felis catus, de la familia carnívora Felidae, comprende más de 30 razas diferentes. El gato doméstico es descendiente fundamentalmente del gato salvaje de África y del Suroeste extremo de Asia. Aunque probablemente presente en ciudades de Palestina hace ya 7.000 años, la domesticación actual se llevó a cabo en Egipto hace aproximadamente 4.000 años. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1192)

Descriptor Portuguese:

Gatos

Descriptor French:

Chats

Entry term(s):

Chats domestiques
Felis catus
Felis domestica
Felis domesticus
Felis sylvestris catus

Tree number(s):

B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377.750.250.125

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002415

Scope note:

The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)

Annotation:

check tag: no qualifiers; restrict to domestic cat

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CL classification
EM embryologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
SU chirurgie
UR urine
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

2454

Unique ID:

D002415

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01

Revision Date:

2017/07/11