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MeSH Heading: Compound Eye, Arthropod
Tree Number(s): A13.246
Unique ID: D054910
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054910
Scope Note: Light sensory organ in ARTHROPODS consisting of a large number of ommatidia, each functioning as an independent photoreceptor unit.
Previous Indexing: Eye (1963-2007)
See Also: Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2008/07/10

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

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)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Compound Eye, Arthropod MeSH Descriptor Data 2025