sex factors - CISMeF

Preferred Label : sex factors;

MeSH definition : Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.;

MeSH synonym : factors, sex; sex factor; factor, sex;

MeSH annotation : NIM; human & animal; do not confuse with SEX DISTRIBUTION or SEX CHARACTERISTICS; Manual 35.6 ; usually NIM; human & animal; do not confuse with SEX DISTRIBUTION or SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex factor;

Details

Origin ID

D012737;

UMLS CUI

C0036881;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- f factor [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- sex factors [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- sex [MeSH Descriptor]
- sex distribution [MeSH Descriptor]
- sexology [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Group Attribute [UMLS semantic type]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- sex difference [Q-code]

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