Insecta - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Insecta;

MeSH definition : The class Insecta, in the phylum ARTHROPODA, whose members are characterized by division into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. They are the dominant group of animals on earth; several hundred thousand different kinds having been described. Three orders, HEMIPTERA; DIPTERA; and SIPHONAPTERA; are of medical interest in that they cause disease in humans and animals. (From Borror et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p1); Members of the phylum ARTHROPODA composed or organisms characterized by division into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. They are the dominant group of animals on earth with several hundred thousand different kinds. Three orders, HEMIPTERA; DIPTERA; and SIPHONAPTERA; are of medical interest in that they cause disease in humans and animals. (From Borror et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p1).;

MeSH synonym : insect; Insects;

MeSH annotation : general or unspecified; prefer specifics; for killing insects with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect;

UNII : txid50557;

Details

Origin ID

D007313;

UMLS CUI

C0021585;

Allowable qualifiers
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathogenicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Insect [NCIt concept]
- insect, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- insects [ATC Code]
Indexing information
- alanyl-glutamyl-prolyl-tyrosyl-threoninamide [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- lipophorin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- Insecta [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- chromosomes, insect [MeSH Descriptor]
- insect bites and stings [MeSH Descriptor]
- insect control [MeSH Descriptor]
- insect hormones [MeSH Descriptor]
- insect proteins [MeSH Descriptor]
- insect repellents [MeSH Descriptor]
- insect viruses [MeSH Descriptor]
- insecticides [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Eukaryote [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Class Insecta (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Insect [NCIt concept]
- insect, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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