Sarcophagidae

"Sarcophagidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Family of flies in the order DIPTERA, commonly known as flesh flies. They lay their eggs in dead or decaying matter or open wounds.

Descriptor ID	D058493
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.289.797
Concept/Terms	Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae Flesh Fly Fleshfly Fleshflies Flesh Flies Flies, Flesh Fly, Flesh Sarcophaga Sarcophaga

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sarcophagidae".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insects [B01.050.500.131.617]
Diptera [B01.050.500.131.617.289]
Sarcophagidae [B01.050.500.131.617.289.797]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Sarcophagidae".

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