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MeSH Heading: Swine
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.500.880
Unique ID: D013552
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013552
Annotation: unspecified swine or pigs goes here; PIG, DOMESTIC see SUS SCROFA is available
Scope Note: Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA).
Entry Term(s): Phacochoerus; Pigs; Suidae; Wart Hogs; Warthogs
Related Numbers: txid41425
Consider Also: consider also terms at HOG and PORCINE
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0020932
Related Numbers: txid41425
Scope Note: Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA).
Terms: Swine Preferred Term
Term UI T039868
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Pigs
Term UI T039867
Date05/02/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Suidae
Term UI T471002
Date11/26/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003)

Swine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025