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MeSH Heading: Hylobatidae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.420
Unique ID: D016674
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016674
Annotation: gibbon, not monkey & not ape; diseases: coordinate with specific disease /‌vet
Scope Note: A family of the suborder HAPLORHINI comprising four genera, HYLOBATES (dwarf gibbons); Hoolock; Nomascus; and Symphalangus.
Entry Term(s): Bunopithecus; Hoolock; Hylobates syndactylus; Nomascus; Siamang; Symphalangus; Symphalangus syndactylus
Registry Numbers: txid9577; txid9590; txid325166; txid325167; txid325165
Related Numbers: txid325165; txid325166; txid325167; txid9590
Previous Indexing: Pongidae (1967-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 1992; for SIAMANG and SYMPHALANGUS see HYLOBATES 1981-2019, for NOMASCUS see HYLOBATES 1992-2019
History Note: 1992; for SIAMANG and SYMPHALANGUS use HYLOBATES 1981-2019, for NOMASCUS use HYLOBATES 1992-2019
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/01/25
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Hylobatidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025