| Descriptor English: | Horns | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Cuernos
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Cornos | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Cornes | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Horn |
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| Tree number(s): |
A13.507 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006733 | ||||
| Scope note: | Either of the pair of hard processes, including ANTLERS, that consist of a BONE core surrounded by a middle KERATIN layer which is in turn covered by EPIDERMIS. They grow from the upper portion of the head of many RUMINANTS. |
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| Annotation: | animal only: not for cutaneous horn (= SKIN DISEASES or SKIN ABNORMALITIES); horn cancer: coordinate IM with NEOPLASMS /vet (IM) + histological type of neoplasm /vet (IM) |
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| 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 |
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| Previous Indexing: |
specific animal (1966-1967) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 68 |
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| History Note: | 68 |
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| DeCS ID: | 6890 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D006733 | ||||
| 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: | 2016/07/07 |
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Horns
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| Concept UI |
M0010543 |
| Scope note | Either of the pair of hard processes, including ANTLERS, that consist of a BONE core surrounded by a middle KERATIN layer which is in turn covered by EPIDERMIS. They grow from the upper portion of the head of many RUMINANTS. |
| Preferred term | Horns |
| Entry term(s) |
Horn |
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