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Abstract
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).
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- Insects
- Insect
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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; for killing insects with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES
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2018(1966)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Insecta. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007313. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007313
- Insecta. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect
- Insecta. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1390