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Descriptor English: Giraffes
Descriptor Spanish: Jirafas
Descriptor jirafas
Entry term(s) Giraffa
Giraffa camelopardalis
Okapia
Okapia johnstoni
jirafa
Scope note: Mamíferos ungulados de cuatro patas con cuellos y piernas muy largos que pertenecen a la familia de la Jirafa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Girafas
Descriptor French: Girafes
Entry term(s): Giraffe
Okapi
Okapis
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.500.380.443
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000068276
Scope note: Four-legged hoofed mammals with extremely long necks and legs belonging to the family Giraffidae.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Artiodactyla (1963-2015)
Public MeSH Note: 2016
History Note: 2016
DeCS ID: 55811
Unique ID: D000068276
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2016/01/01
Date of Entry: 2015/07/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Giraffes - Preferred
Concept UI M000602311
Scope note Four-legged hoofed mammals with extremely long necks and legs belonging to the family Giraffidae.
Preferred term Giraffes
Entry term(s) Giraffe
Okapis - Narrower
Concept UI M000602313
Scope note Four-legged hoofed mammals that are closely related to giraffes, although they bear stripes similar to zebras.
Preferred term Okapis
Entry term(s) Okapi



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