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MeSH Heading: Hoof and Claw
Tree Number(s): A13.491
Unique ID: D006724
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006724
Annotation: for cat & dog claws (nails): not for chicken claws (whole foot); diseases: coordinate IM with FOOT DISEASES / vet (IM)
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.
Entry Version: HOOF CLAW
Entry Term(s): Claw; Claw and Hoof; Claws and Hooves; Hoof; Hooves; Hooves and Claws
Previous Indexing: Foot (1966-1967); specific animal
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
Date Introduced: 1968/01/01
Last Updated: 2015/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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.
Terms: Hoof and Claw Preferred Term
Term UI T020300
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1968); Claw and Hoof
Term UI T020297
Date03/29/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Claws and Hooves
Term UI T020298
Date06/16/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hooves and Claws
Term UI T020299
Date06/15/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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