Organisms

Snails

Marine, freshwater, or terrestrial mollusks of the class Gastropoda. Most have an enclosing spiral shell, and several genera harbor parasites pathogenic to man.

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Abstract

Marine, freshwater, or terrestrial mollusks of the class Gastropoda. Most have an enclosing spiral shell, and several genera harbor parasites pathogenic to man.

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  • Snail

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18 allowable subheadings

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

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as animal and food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate with SHELLFISH

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.644w.400w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Snails. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012908. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012908
  2. Snails. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail
  3. Snails. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q308841