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Descriptor English: Hoof and Claw
Descriptor Spanish: Pezuñas y Garras
Descriptor pezuñas y garras
Entry term(s) casco y garras
garra
pezuña
pezuñas
Scope note: Protuberancias muy queratinizadas, con apariencia afilada y curva, o plana con bordes afilados. Se encuentran especialmente en el extremo distal de las patas de ciertos animales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Casco e Garras
Descriptor French: Sabot et griffe
Entry term(s): Claw
Claw and Hoof
Claws
Claws and Hooves
Hoof
Hoofs
Hooves
Hooves and Claws
Tree number(s): A13.491
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006724
Scope note: Highly keratinized processes that are sharp and curved, or flat with pointed margins. They are found especially at the end of the limbs in certain animals.
Annotation: for cat & dog claws (nails): not for chicken claws (whole foot); diseases: coordinate IM with FOOT DISEASES / vet (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Foot (1966-1967)
specific animal
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
Entry Version: HOOF CLAW
DeCS ID: 6880
Unique ID: D006724
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Hoof and Claw - Preferred
Concept UI M0010533
Scope note Highly keratinized processes that are sharp and curved, or flat with pointed margins. They are found especially at the end of the limbs in certain animals.
Preferred term Hoof and Claw
Entry term(s) Claw and Hoof
Claws and Hooves
Hooves and Claws
Hooves - Narrower
Concept UI M0010532
Preferred term Hooves
Entry term(s) Hoof
Hoofs
Claw - Narrower
Concept UI M0010531
Preferred term Claw
Entry term(s) Claws



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