| Descriptor in English: | Heart |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Corazón |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Coração |
| Descriptor in French: | Coeur |
| Entry term(s): |
Hearts |
| Tree number(s): |
A07.541 |
| Scope note: | The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood. |
| Annotation: | heart as pump, not tissue (MYOCARDIUM); mural thrombosis: index HEART DISEASE + THROMBOSIS |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AH anatomy & histology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology GD growth & development IR innervation MI microbiology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects VI virology |
| See also the descriptors: |
Angiocardiography
MeSH Anti-Arrhythmia Agents MeSH Ballistocardiography MeSH Cardiotonic Agents MeSH Electrocardiography MeSH Myocardium MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 6473 |
| Descriptor UI: | D006321 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2016/08/09 |
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Heart
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0009936 |
| Scope note | The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood. |
| Preferred term | Heart |
| Entry term(s) |
Hearts |
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