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Female MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Female
Unique ID
D005260
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005260
Annotation
check tag only for female organs, diseases, physiologic processes, genetics, etc.; do not confuse with WOMEN as a social, cultural, political, economic force; INDEXER: use only for humans and multicellular animals
Scope Note
Organisms with the biological SEX that produces OVA, or egg cells, for sexual reproduction.
Entry Term(s)
Females
History Note
1966; for FEMALES use WOMEN 1978-2005
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2026/01/01

No Qualifiers
Female Preferred
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