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Horns MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Horns
Tree Number(s)
A13.507
Unique ID
D006733
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006733
Annotation
animal only: not for cutaneous horn (= SKIN DISEASES or SKIN ABNORMALITIES); horn cancer: coordinate IM with NEOPLASMS /‌vet (IM) + histological type of neoplasm /‌vet (IM)
Scope Note
Either of the pair of hard processes, including ANTLERS, that consist of a BONE core surrounded by a middle KERATIN layer which is in turn covered by EPIDERMIS. They grow from the upper portion of the head of many RUMINANTS.
Previous Indexing
specific animal (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
68
History Note
68
Date Introduced
1968/01/01
Last Updated
2016/07/07
Horns Preferred
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