MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Rheiformes
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.248.600.750
Unique ID: D020311
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020311
Annotation: note entry term OSTRICH, AMERICAN: OSTRICHES see STRUTHIONIFORMES is available
Scope Note: An order of large, long-necked, long-legged, flightless birds, found in South America. Known as rheas, they are sometimes called American ostriches, though they are in a separate order from true OSTRICHES.
Entry Term(s): Ostrich, American; Ostriches, American; Rhea; Rhea americana; Rheas
Related Numbers: txid8796; txid8797
Previous Indexing: Birds (1971-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see RHEAS 1999-2004
History Note: 2005 (1999)
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/11
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)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Rheiformes MeSH Descriptor Data 2024