Diseases

Animal Lameness

A departure from the normal gait in animals.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A departure from the normal gait in animals.

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Classification

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Gait Disorders, Animal
  • Lameness, Animal
  • Animal Gait Disorder
  • Animal Gait Disorders
  • Animal Lamenesses
  • Disorder, Animal Gait
  • Disorders, Animal Gait
  • Gait Disorder, Animal
  • Lamenesses, Animal

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Aspects Covered

33 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with precoord animal/dis term (IM) + animal (NIM); don't forget also check tag ANIMALS

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History Note

76

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Previous Indexing

  • Gait (1966-1975)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. C22w.510w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Animal Lameness. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007794. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007794
  2. Animal Lameness. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lameness_(equine)
  3. Animal Lameness. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1428918