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MeSH Heading: Dioscorea
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.325.500
Unique ID: D027742
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D027742
Annotation: do not confuse entry term YAM with PSEUDO-YAM see IPOMOEA BATATAS
Scope Note: A plant genus best known for edible underground tubers. Yam may also refer to a moist variety of sweet potato, IPOMOEA BATATAS.
Entry Term(s): Chinese Yam; Dioscorea batatas; Dioscorea opposita; Dioscorea polystachya; Dioscorea villosa; Shan Yao; Wild Yam; Yam
Registry Numbers: txid4672; txid55575; txid330167; txid569628
Related Numbers: txid330167; txid55575; txid569628
Previous Indexing: Liliaceae (1998-2001)
See Also: Ipomoea
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see Liliaceae 1998-2001
History Note: 2002; use Liliaceae 1998-2001
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0592099
Registry Numbers: txid55575
Terms: Dioscorea polystachya Preferred Term
Term UI T855988
Date03/04/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Dioscorea batatas
Term UI T855989
Date03/04/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Chinese Yam
Term UI T855990
Date03/04/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Shan Yao
Term UI T855992
Date03/04/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

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