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All terms in MESH

Label	Id	Description
Oxo-Acid-Lyases	D007652	[Enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of a carbon-carbon bond of a 3-hydroxy acid. (Dorland, 28th ed) EC 4.1.3.]
Anthrax	D000881	[An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria BACILLUS ANTHRACIS. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract. Anthrax is not contagious and can be treated with antibiotics.]
Haplorhini	D000882	[A suborder of PRIMATES consisting of six families: CEBIDAE (some New World monkeys), ATELIDAE (some New World monkeys), CERCOPITHECIDAE (Old World monkeys), HYLOBATIDAE (gibbons and siamangs), CALLITRICHINAE (marmosets and tamarins), and HOMINIDAE (humans and great apes)., A non-taxonomic, non-specific term for the smaller longer-tailed PRIMATES.]
Primates	D011323	[An order of mammals consisting of more than 300 species that include LEMURS; LORISIDAE; TARSIERS; MONKEYS; and HOMINIDS. They are characterized by a relatively large brain when compared with other terrestrial mammals, forward-facing eyes, the presence of a CALCARINE SULCUS, and specialized MECHANORECEPTORS in the hands and feet which allow the perception of light touch.]
Anthropology	D000883	[The science devoted to the comparative study of man.]
Social Sciences	D012942	[Disciplines concerned with the interrelationships of individuals in a social environment including social organizations and institutions. Includes Sociology and Anthropology.]
Anthropology, Cultural	D000884	[It is the study of social phenomena which characterize the learned, shared, and transmitted social activities of particular ethnic groups with focus on the causes, consequences, and complexities of human social and cultural variability.]
Anthropology, Physical	D000885	[The comparative science dealing with the physical characteristics of humans as related to their origin, evolution, and development in the total environment.]
Biometry	D001699	[The use of statistical and mathematical methods to analyze biological observations and phenomena.]
Anthroposophy	D000887	[Knowledge of the nature of man. A spiritual and mystical doctrine that grew out of theosophy and derives mainly from the philosophy of Rudolph Steiner, Austrian social philosopher (1861-1925). (Webster, 3d ed)]
Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic	D000888	[Antibodies which react with the individual structural determinants (idiotopes) on the variable region of other antibodies.]
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents	D000889	[Agents used for the treatment or prevention of cardiac arrhythmias. They may affect the polarization-repolarization phase of the action potential, its excitability or refractoriness, or impulse conduction or membrane responsiveness within cardiac fibers. Anti-arrhythmia agents are often classed into four main groups according to their mechanism of action: sodium channel blockade, beta-adrenergic blockade, repolarization prolongation, or calcium channel blockade.]
MIRN577 microRNA, human	C000590091
Anti-Infective Agents, Local	D000891	[Substances used on humans and other animals that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. They are distinguished from DISINFECTANTS, which are used on inanimate objects., Generically, any topical agent that destroys microbes. However, usage of the term is increasingly being confined to topical agents that prevent or reduce the transmission of SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.]
Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary	D000892	[Substances capable of killing agents causing urinary tract infections or of preventing them from spreading.]
Renal Agents	D012076	[Drugs used for their effects on the kidneys' regulation of body fluid composition and volume. The most commonly used are the diuretics. Also included are drugs used for their antidiuretic and uricosuric actions, for their effects on the kidneys' clearance of other drugs, and for diagnosis of renal function.]
Anti-Inflammatory Agents	D000893	[Substances that reduce or suppress INFLAMMATION.]
Antirheumatic Agents	D018501	[Drugs that are used to treat RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS.]
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic	D018712	[A subclass of analgesic agents that typically do not bind to OPIOID RECEPTORS and are not addictive. Many non-narcotic analgesics are offered as NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS.]
Anti-Ulcer Agents	D000897	[Various agents with different action mechanisms used to treat or ameliorate PEPTIC ULCER or irritation of the gastrointestinal tract. This has included ANTIBIOTICS to treat HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS to reduce GASTRIC ACID secretion; and ANTACIDS for symptomatic relief.]