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Grooming MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Grooming
Tree Number(s)
F01.145.113.111.453
Unique ID
D006120
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006120
Annotation
animal only; for personal grooming of humans use HYGIENE
Scope Note
An animal's cleaning and caring for the body surface. This includes preening, the cleaning and oiling of feathers with the bill or of hair with the tongue.
Entry Term(s)
Preening
Previous Indexing
Behavior, Animal (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
68; PREENING was see under GROOMING 1975-90
Online Note
use GROOMING to search PREENING 1975-90
History Note
68; PREENING was see under GROOMING 1975-90
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2002/07/03
Grooming Preferred
Preening Narrower
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