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Descriptor English: Eggs
Descriptor Spanish: Huevos
Descriptor huevos
Entry term(s) huevas de pescado
huevas de reptiles
Scope note: Cuerpos reproductores de animales, o su contenido, utilizados como alimentos. El concepto se diferencia del ÓVULO, que es la entidad anatómica o fisiológica. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Ovos
Descriptor French: Oeufs
Tree number(s): G07.203.300.470
J02.500.470
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004531
Scope note: Animal reproductive bodies, or the contents thereof, used as food. The concept is differentiated from OVUM, the anatomic or physiologic entity.
Annotation: differentiate from OVUM; eggs as food (chicken, duck, quail, etc. eggs); fish roe & reptile eggs as food go here but if physiol or anat, use OVUM; /adv eff consider also EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY
Allowable Qualifiers: AE effets indésirables
AN analyse
CL classification
EC économie
HI histoire
MI microbiologie
PO intoxication
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
SN statistiques et données numériques
ST normes
TO toxicité
VI virologie
DeCS ID: 4601
Unique ID: D004531
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: 2014/10/14
Oeufs - Preferred
Concept UI M0007130
Preferred term Oeufs



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