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Descriptor English: Venomous Snakes
Descriptor Spanish: Serpientes Venenosas
Descriptor serpientes venenosas
Entry term(s) serpiente venenosa
Scope note: Serpientes que producen VENENOS DE SERPIENTE. Las serpientes venenosas suelen ser miembros de la familia ELAPIDAE (p. ej., cobras), incluidas las serpientes marinas de la subfamilia HYDROPHIINAE, y de la familia VIPERIDAE (p. ej., víboras).
Descriptor Portuguese: Serpentes Peçonhentas
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Poisonous Snake
Poisonous Snakes
Snake, Poisonous
Snake, Venomous
Venomous Snake
Tree number(s): B01.050.050.286.875
B01.050.150.900.833.672.562
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000097222
Scope note: Snakes that produce SNAKE VENOMS. Venomous snakes are most often members of ELAPIDAE (e.g., cobras) including sea snakes in HYDROPHIINAE and VIPERIDAE (e.g., vipers).
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
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Snakes (1963-2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
DeCS ID: 60573
Unique ID: D000097222
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/05/31
Venomous Snakes - Preferred
Concept UI M000763456
Scope note Snakes that produce SNAKE VENOMS. Venomous snakes are most often members of ELAPIDAE (e.g., cobras) including sea snakes in HYDROPHIINAE and VIPERIDAE (e.g., vipers).
Preferred term Venomous Snakes
Entry term(s) Snake, Venomous
Venomous Snake
Poisonous Snakes - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000763457
Preferred term Poisonous Snakes
Entry term(s) Poisonous Snake
Snake, Poisonous



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