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Air Sacs MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Air Sacs
Tree Number(s)
A13.048
Unique ID
D000400
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000400
Annotation
in birds, fish, insects & mammals; sacculitis in veterinary animals: coord IM with RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES/vet (IM) or RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS/vet (IM)
Scope Note
Thin-walled sacs or spaces which function as a part of the respiratory system in birds, fishes, insects, and mammals.
Entry Term(s)
Air Bladder
Swimbladder
Previous Indexing
Birds (1966-1967)
Bronchi (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
68; AIR BLADDER was heading 1968-80
Online Note
use AIR SACS to search AIR BLADDER 1968-80
History Note
68; AIR BLADDER was heading 1968-80
Date Introduced
1968/01/01
Last Updated
1999/01/01
Air Sacs Preferred
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