Organisms

Nymph

The immature stage in the life cycle of those orders of insects characterized by gradual metamorphosis, in which the young resemble the imago in general form of body, including compound eyes and external wings; also the 8-legged stage of mites and ticks that follows the first moult.

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Abstract

The immature stage in the life cycle of those orders of insects characterized by gradual metamorphosis, in which the young resemble the imago in general form of body, including compound eyes and external wings; also the 8-legged stage of mites and ticks that follows the first moult.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Nymphs

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not use /embryol with reference to nymph

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History Note

91(73); was see under INSECTS 1973-90

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Previous Indexing

  • specific arachnid (1973-1991)
  • specific insect (1973-1991)

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Tree Numbers

  1. B05.500.650w
  2. G07.345.500w.550w.500.650w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nymph. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009758. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009758
  2. Nymph. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymph_(biology)
  3. Nymph. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q258362