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MeSH Heading: Acari
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.166.132
Unique ID: D000053
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000053
Scope Note: A large, subclass of arachnids comprising the MITES and TICKS, including parasites of plants, animals, and humans, as well as several important disease vectors.
Previous Indexing: Arachnida (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
Date Established: 1975/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Acari MeSH Descriptor Data 2025