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Abstract
Family of the suborder HAPLORHINI (Anthropoidea) comprising bipedal primate MAMMALS. It includes modern man (HOMO SAPIENS) and the great apes: gorillas (GORILLA GORILLA), chimpanzees (PAN PANISCUS and PAN TROGLODYTES), and orangutans (PONGO PYGMAEUS).
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- Hominids
- Hominid
- Apes
- Hominini
- Hominins
- Homo
- Pongidae
- Ape
- Hominin
- Homininus
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.
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diseases: coordinate with PRIMATE DISEASES ; note entry term APES: diseases in an unspecified ape, index APE DISEASES + HOMINIDAE (NIM); extinct humans (Homo species other than Homo sapiens) go here; NEANDERTHALS is also available
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Previous Indexing
- Anthropoidea (1981-1988)
- Primates (1968-1988)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hominidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015186. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015186
- Hominidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hominidae
- Hominidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q635162