Grooming

"Grooming" 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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An animal's cleaning and caring for the body surface. This includes preening, the cleaning and oiling of feathers with the bill or of hair with the tongue.

Descriptor ID	D006120
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.113.111.453
Concept/Terms	Grooming Grooming Groomings Preening Preening Preenings

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

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Behavior, Animal [F01.145.113]
Appetitive Behavior [F01.145.113.111]
Grooming [F01.145.113.111.453]

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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Grooming".

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