culicidae - CISMeF

Preferred Label : culicidae;

MeSH definition : A family of the order DIPTERA that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the adults can be recognized by the characteristic WINGS, ANIMAL venation, the scales along the wing veins, and the long proboscis. Many species are of particular medical importance.;

MeSH synonym : mosquitoes; mosquito; mosquitos;

CISMeF synonym : mosquitoe;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse with CULICOIDES (see CERATOPOGONIDAE); general: prefer specifics; for killing Culicidae with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES; mosquito bites CULICIDAE or specific genus (IM) INSECT BITES AND STINGS (IM); do not confuse with CULICOIDES see CERATOPOGONIDAE; for killing Culicidae with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES; mosquito bites CULICIDAE or specific genus (IM) INSECT BITES AND STINGS (IM);

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

UNII : txid7157;

Details

Origin ID

D009033;

UMLS CUI

C0026584;

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]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Culicidae [DeCS]
- Gambusia affinis (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Family Culicidae (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Mosquito [LOINC component]
- mosquito, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Indexing information
- larval toxin, bacillus [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- insect bites and stings [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- culicidae [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- mosquito control [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Eukaryote [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Family Culicidae (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Mosquito [LOINC component]
- mosquito, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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