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Hominidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Hominidae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.400
Unique ID
D015186
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015186
Annotation
diseases: coordinate with PRIMATE DISEASES ; note entry term APES: diseases in an unspecified ape, index APE DISEASES + HOMINIDAE (NIM); extinct humans (Homo species other than Homo sapiens) go here; NEANDERTHALS is also available
Scope Note
Family of the suborder HAPLORHINI (Anthropoidea) comprising bipedal primate MAMMALS. It includes modern man (HOMO SAPIENS) and the great apes: gorillas (GORILLA GORILLA), chimpanzees (PAN PANISCUS and PAN TROGLODYTES), and orangutans (PONGO PYGMAEUS).
Entry Term(s)
Apes
Hominids
Hominini
Hominins
Homo
Pongidae
Registry Numbers
txid9604
txid9605
Related Numbers
txid9605
Previous Indexing
Anthropoidea (1981-1988)
Primates (1968-1988)
Public MeSH Note
89
History Note
89
Date Established
1989/01/01
Date of Entry
1988/04/19
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Hominidae Preferred
Pongidae Narrower
Homo Narrower
Hominini Narrower
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