Psychiatry and Psychology

Animal Eliminative Behavior

Behavior associated with the elimination of feces and urine from the body.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Behavior associated with the elimination of feces and urine from the body.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Eliminative Behavior, Animal
  • Animal Eliminative Behaviors
  • Behavior, Animal Eliminative
  • Behaviors, Animal Eliminative
  • Eliminative Behaviors, Animal
  • Eliminative Behavior
  • Behavior, Eliminative
  • Behaviors, Eliminative
  • Eliminative Behaviors

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

elimination of urine or feces

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History Note

91(79); was see under BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL 1979-90; was ELIMINATIVE BEHAVIOR see under BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL 1968-78

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  1. F01.145.113w.367

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Animal Eliminative Behavior. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004609. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004609
  2. Animal Eliminative Behavior. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69940901