Diseases

Dog Diseases

Diseases of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris). This term does not include diseases of wild dogs, WOLVES; FOXES; and other Canidae for which the heading CARNIVORA is used.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Diseases of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris). This term does not include diseases of wild dogs, WOLVES; FOXES; and other Canidae for which the heading CARNIVORA is used.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Canine Diseases
  • Canine Disease
  • Disease, Canine
  • Disease, Dog
  • Diseases, Canine
  • Diseases, Dog
  • Dog Disease

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Aspects Covered

32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, 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

IM GEN or unspecified; coord IM with specific dis /vet (IM) or specific dog dis (IM); for abnormalities or injuries, index under DOGS /abnorm or DOGS /inj; don't forget also DOGS (NIM) & check tag ANIMALS; DF: DOG DIS

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Tree Number

  1. C22w.268

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dog Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004283. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004283
  2. Dog Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53542448