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Swimming MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Swimming
Tree Number(s)
G11.427.410.568.800
G11.427.410.698.277.875
I03.350.875
I03.450.642.845.945.500
Unique ID
D013550
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013550
Annotation
human & animal; /‌inj: coordinate with specific injury; consider also DIVING; index NIM for swimming in animal experiments on PHYSICAL EXERTION
Scope Note
An activity in which the body is propelled through water by specific movement of the arms and/or the legs. Swimming as propulsion through water by the movement of limbs, tail, or fins of animals is often studied as a form of PHYSICAL EXERTION or endurance.
NLM Classification #
QT 260.5.S9
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2017/04/14
Swimming Preferred
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