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Descriptor English: Elephants
Descriptor Spanish: Elefantes
Descriptor elefantes
Scope note: Grandes mamíferos de la familia Elephantidae, con patas en forma de columna, cuerpos abultados y largas trompas. Son los únicos supervivientes de los MAMÍFEROS PROBOSCíDIOS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Elefantes
Descriptor French: Éléphants
Entry term(s): Elephas maximus
Loxodonta
Éléphants africains
Éléphants asiatiques
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.250.500.249
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004606
Scope note: Large mammals in the family Elephantidae, with columnar limbs, bulky bodies, and elongated snouts. They are the only surviving members of the PROBOSCIDEA MAMMALS.
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: 4678
Unique ID: D004606
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: 2009/07/06
Éléphants - Preferred
Concept UI M0007231
Preferred term Éléphants
Éléphants africains - Narrower
Concept UI M0528314
Preferred term Éléphants africains
Entry term(s) Loxodonta
Éléphants asiatiques - Narrower
Concept UI M0528315
Preferred term Éléphants asiatiques
Entry term(s) Elephas maximus



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