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Descriptor English: Mummies
Descriptor Spanish: Momias
Descriptor momias
Scope note: Cuerpos conservados mediante las técnicas del antiguo Egipto o por encontrarse en condiciones climáticas favorables.
Descriptor Portuguese: Múmias
Descriptor French: Momies
Entry term(s): Mummy
Tree number(s): I01.076.368.584.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009106
Scope note: Bodies preserved either by the ancient Egyptian technique or due to chance under favorable climatic conditions.
Annotation: do not routinely check the tag ANCIENT HISTORY unless the historical & ancient medical aspects are particularly discussed; /pathol: do not coordinate with PALEOPATHOLOGY; FETAL MUMMIFICATION see FETAL DEATH and PULP MUMMIFICATION see DENTAL PULP NECROSIS are also available
Allowable Qualifiers: DG diagnostic imaging
HI history
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PS parasitology
VI virology
DeCS ID: 29448
Unique ID: D009106
NLM Classification: GN 293
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: 2016/06/01
Mummies - Preferred
Concept UI M0014201
Scope note Bodies preserved either by the ancient Egyptian technique or due to chance under favorable climatic conditions.
Preferred term Mummies
Entry term(s) Mummy



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