Descriptor in English: | Life |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Vida |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Vida |
Descriptor in French: | Vie |
Tree number(s): |
K01.752.400 |
Scope note: | The state that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, manifested by growth, metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation. It includes the course of existence, the sum of experiences, the mode of existing, or the fact of being. Over the centuries inquiries into the nature of life have crossed the boundaries from philosophy to biology, forensic medicine, anthropology, etc., in creative as well as scientific literature. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed; Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division) |
History Note: | 97 |
DeCS UI: | 33191 |
Descriptor UI: | D019369 |
Date Established: | 1997/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1996/06/10 |
Revision Date: | 2002/07/03 |
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HUMANITIES
Humanities [K01]Humanities
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Life
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Concept UI |
M0028824 |
Scope note | The state that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, manifested by growth, metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation. It includes the course of existence, the sum of experiences, the mode of existing, or the fact of being. Over the centuries inquiries into the nature of life have crossed the boundaries from philosophy to biology, forensic medicine, anthropology, etc., in creative as well as scientific literature. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed; Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division) |
Preferred term | Life |
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