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MeSH Heading: Seals, Earless
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.250.700
Unique ID: D046048
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046048
Annotation: seals unspecified goes here; FUR SEALS is also available
Scope Note: The family Phocidae, suborder PINNIPEDIA, order CARNIVORA, comprising the true seals. They lack external ears and are unable to use their hind flippers to walk. It includes over 18 species including the harp seal, probably the best known seal species in the world.
Entry Term(s): Halichoerus grypus; Mirounga; Pagophilus groenlandicus; Phoca groenlandica; Phocidae; Seal, Elephant; Seal, Gray; Seal, Harp; Seals, True
Related Numbers: txid39089; txid9711; txid9714
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see SEALS 1975-2004
History Note: 2005
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
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)

Concept UI: M0452527
Related Numbers: txid39089; txid9711; txid9714
Scope Note: The family Phocidae, suborder PINNIPEDIA, order CARNIVORA, comprising the true seals. They lack external ears and are unable to use their hind flippers to walk. It includes over 18 species including the harp seal, probably the best known seal species in the world.
Terms: Seals, Earless Preferred Term
Term UI T547859
Date08/08/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Seals, True
Term UI T547860
Date08/08/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Phocidae
Term UI T547861
Date08/08/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005)

Seals, Earless MeSH Descriptor Data 2024