Disciplines and Occupations

Comparative Anatomy

The comparative study of animal structure with regard to homologous organs or parts. (Stedman, 25th ed)

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Abstract

The comparative study of animal structure with regard to homologous organs or parts. (Stedman, 25th ed)

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Anatomy, Comparative
  • Anatomies, Comparative
  • Comparative Anatomies

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

specialty: do not check Publication Type COMPARATIVE STUDY for, as a field, it is not a substitute for a comparison of two or more anatomical concepts ( = COMPARATIVE STUDY)

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  1. H01w.158w.100w.154w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Comparative Anatomy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000717. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000717
  2. Comparative Anatomy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_anatomy
  3. Comparative Anatomy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843900