DeCS

Descriptor English:

Proboscidea Mammal

Descriptor Spanish:

Mamíferos Proboscídeos

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	mamíferos Proboscidea
Entry term(s)	mamífero proboscidio mamíferos proboscidios
Scope note:	Orden de MAMÍFEROS que se alimentan usando sus trompas. Consta de una familia, Elephantidae, que comprende dos generos de ELEFANTES vivos más los extintos MAMUTS y MASTODONTES.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Mamífero Proboscídeo

Descriptor French:

Proboscidea (mammifère)

Entry term(s):

Gomphothère

Tree number(s):

B01.050.150.900.649.313.250.500

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056662

Scope note:

An order of MAMMALS that feeds using their trunks. It contains one family, the Elephantidae, comprised of two living genera of ELEPHANTS plus the extinct MAMMOTHS and MASTODONS.

Annotation:

do not confuse the order Proboscidea with the Proboscidea plant genus (PEDALIACEAE).

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:

53444

Unique ID:

D056662

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

2010/01/01

Date of Entry:

2009/07/06

ORGANISMES

Eucaryotes [B01]