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Vibrissae
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Vibrissae
Tree Number(s)
A13.950
Unique ID
D014738
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014738
Scope Note
Stiff hairs projecting from the face around the nose of most mammals, acting as touch receptors.
Entry Term(s)
Whiskers
Previous Indexing
Afferent Pathways (1976-1984)
Hair (1966-1984)
Mechanoreceptors (1971-1984)
Public MeSH Note
85
History Note
85
Date Established
1985/01/01
Date of Entry
1984/04/06
Revision Date
2018/06/29
Allowable Qualifiers
abnormalities (AB)
anatomy & histology (AH)
chemistry (CH)
cytology (CY)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
drug effects (DE)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
growth & development (GD)
immunology (IM)
injuries (IN)
innervation (IR)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiology (PH)
radiation effects (RE)
transplantation (TR)
ultrastructure (UL)
virology (VI)
Animal Structures [A13]
Air Sacs [A13.048]
Anal Sacs [A13.073]
Animal Fins [A13.075]
Animal Fur [A13.078]
Animal Scales [A13.079]
Animal Shells [A13.080]
Arthropod Antennae [A13.093]
Beak [A13.114]
Bursa of Fabricius [A13.163]
Cloaca [A13.223]
Comb and Wattles [A13.242]
Compound Eye, Arthropod [A13.246]
Corpora Allata [A13.250]
Crop, Avian [A13.265]
Egg Shell [A13.316]
Electric Organ [A13.332]
Embryo, Nonmammalian [A13.350]
Fat Body [A13.365]
Feathers [A13.370]
Forelimb [A13.395]
Ganglia, Invertebrate [A13.408]
Gills [A13.421]
Gizzard, Non-avian [A13.433]
Harderian Gland [A13.445]
Head Kidney [A13.449]
Hemolymph [A13.453]
Hepatopancreas [A13.463]
High Vocal Center [A13.468]
Hindlimb [A13.473]
Hoof and Claw [A13.491]
Horns [A13.507]
Imaginal Discs [A13.518]
Interrenal Gland [A13.530]
Lateral Line System [A13.564]
Malpighian Tubules [A13.574]
Mammary Glands, Animal [A13.589]
Metrial Gland [A13.600]
Mushroom Bodies [A13.641]
Nematocyst [A13.655]
Nictitating Membrane [A13.660]
Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian [A13.686]
Oviducts [A13.706]
Perianal Glands [A13.734]
Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate [A13.750]
Salt Gland [A13.811]
Scent Glands [A13.820]
Stomach, Avian [A13.853]
Stomach, Ruminant [A13.869]
Tail [A13.895]
Ultimobranchial Body [A13.939]
Vibrissae [A13.950]
Wool [A13.970]
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Vibrissae
Preferred
Concept UI
M0022657
Scope Note
Stiff hairs projecting from the face around the nose of most mammals, acting as touch receptors.
Terms
Vibrissae
Preferred Term
Term UI
T043055
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1985)
Whiskers
Term UI
T043056
Date
04/05/1984
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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