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MeSH Heading: Turtles
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.833.848
Unique ID: D014426
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014426
Scope Note: Any reptile including tortoises, fresh water, and marine species of the order Testudines with a body encased in a bony or cartilaginous shell consisting of a top (carapace) and a bottom (plastron) derived from the ribs.
Entry Term(s): Sea Turtles; Terrapins; Tortoises
Registry Number: txid8459
Related Numbers: txid8465; txid8476; txid8487
Previous Indexing: Reptiles (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
Date Established: 1968/01/01
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)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Turtles MeSH Descriptor Data 2023