Concept information
Preferred term
Aging
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Biological Aging
- Senescence
Note
- human & animal; IM; aging process anywhere between birth & old age; differentiation from other age-related terms; "aging" of lower organisms, cultures, drugs, etc. is probably TIME FACTORS; AGING, PREMATURE is also available
Scope note
- The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time.
In other languages
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Finnish
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vanheneminen
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Swedish
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Biologiskt åldrande
-
Senescens
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000375
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