Concept information
Preferred term
arthropods
Type
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Organism
Definition
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Members of the phylum Arthropoda, composed of organisms having a hard, jointed exoskeleton and paired jointed legs. It includes the class insects and the subclass Arachnida, many species of which are important medically as parasites or as vectors of organisms capable of causing disease in man.
Source: Medical Subject Headings
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Scope note
- Includes common types of arthropods; For taxonomic classification SEE Arthropoda.
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/79
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