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MeSH Heading: Chilopoda
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.266
Unique ID: D000083802
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000083802
Scope Note: Class of Arthropoda in the subphylum Myriapoda which comprises centipedes and millipedes. Chilopoda or centipedes are characterized by long multi-segmented bodies with each segment with a pair of legs. Most centipedes are predatory and venomous. While centipede bites typically only cause pain, irritation and allergic reactions they sometimes cause acute HYPERTENSION and MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA.
Entry Term(s): Centipedes; Geophilids; Geophilomorpha; Scolopendra; Scolopendrid Centipedes; Scolopendrids
Related Numbers: txid41364; txid60154
Previous Indexing: Arthropods (1968-2020)
Public MeSH Note: 2021
History Note: 2021
Date Established: 2021/01/01
Date of Entry: 2020/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/08/07

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)

Chilopoda MeSH Descriptor Data 2025