MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Ursidae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.250.761
Unique ID: D001503
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001503
Annotation: note entry terms PANDAS, GIANT and PANDAS, GREATER: PANDAS, LESSER see AILURIDAE is also available
Scope Note: The family of carnivorous or omnivorous bears, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
Entry Term(s): Ailuropoda; Bears; Black Bears; Giant Pandas; Grizzly Bears; Pandas, Giant; Pandas, Greater; Polar Bears; Spectacled Bear; Tremarctos; Ursus
Registry Numbers: txid9632; txid9638; txid9645; txid9637; txid9639
Related Numbers: txid9637; txid9638; txid9639; txid9645
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see BEARS 1991-2004, see CARNIVORA 1975-1990; for PANDAS, GREATER see CARNIVORA 1997
History Note: 2005 (1975); for PANDAS, GREATER use CARNIVORA 1997
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

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immunology (IM)

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metabolism (ME)

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psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Ursidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025