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Descriptor English: Stars, Celestial
Descriptor Spanish: Estrellas Celestiales
Descriptor estrellas celestes
Scope note: Cuerpos de gran tamaño que constan de gas autoluminoso que se mantienen reunidos por su propia gravedad. (De McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Astros Celestes
Descriptor French: Étoiles
Entry term(s): Celestial Star
Celestial Stars
Star, Celestial
Tree number(s): G01.060.075.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055609
Scope note: Large bodies consisting of self-luminous gas held together by their own gravity. (From McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
Previous Indexing: Astronomy (1987-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see ASTRONOMY 1996-2008
History Note: 2009; use ASTRONOMY 1996-2008
DeCS ID: 53277
Unique ID: D055609
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Stars, Celestial - Preferred
Concept UI M0001895
Scope note Large bodies consisting of self-luminous gas held together by their own gravity. (From McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
Preferred term Stars, Celestial
Entry term(s) Celestial Star
Celestial Stars
Star, Celestial



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