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MeSH Heading: Anoplura
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.690.060
Unique ID: D000854
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000854
Annotation: do not use /‌drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
Scope Note: An order of insects comprising the sucking lice, which are blood-sucking ectoparasites of mammals. Recognized families include: Echinphthiriidae, Haematopinidae, and Pediculidae. The latter contains the medically important genera affecting humans: PEDICULUS and PHTHIRUS.
Entry Term(s): Haematopinus; Hoplopleura; Linognathus; Polyplax; Solenopotes; Sucking Lice; Sucking Louse
Registry Numbers: txid30005; txid179153; txid186219; txid1225801; txid364330; txid160141
Related Numbers: txid1225801; txid160141; txid179153; txid186219; txid364330
Previous Indexing: Lice (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0001271
Registry Numbers: txid30005
Related Numbers: txid1225801; txid160141; txid179153; txid186219; txid364330
Scope Note: An order of insects comprising the sucking lice, which are blood-sucking ectoparasites of mammals. Recognized families include: Echinphthiriidae, Haematopinidae, and Pediculidae. The latter contains the medically important genera affecting humans: PEDICULUS and PHTHIRUS.
Terms: Anoplura Preferred Term
Term UI T002493
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1972); Sucking Louse
Term UI T002499
Date07/10/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Sucking Lice
Term UI T002500
Date07/10/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

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