| Descriptor English: | Pluto | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Plutón                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Plutão | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Pluton | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Charon | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        G01.060.075.730.600.500 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018542 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The ninth planet in order from the sun. It is one of the five outer planets of the solar system. Its only natural satellite is Charon. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Extraterrestrial Environment (1966-1990) Planets (1991-1994)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 95 | 
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| History Note: | 95 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 32074 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D018542 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1995/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1994/06/07 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/17 | 
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                                        PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
 
Physical Phenomena [G01]Physical Phenomena 
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                        Pluto                                            
                                        - Preferred                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                                    
                        Charon                                            
                                        - Related but not broader or narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0027804 | 
                                
| Scope note | The ninth planet in order from the sun. It is one of the five outer planets of the solar system. Its only natural satellite is Charon. | 
| Preferred term | Pluto | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0027803 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Charon | 
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