"Cats" 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.
The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)
| Descriptor ID |
D002415
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.147.354.250.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Cats- Cats
- Cat
- Felis sylvestris catus
- Felis domesticus
- Domestic Cats
- Cat, Domestic
- Cats, Domestic
- Domestic Cat
- Felis catus
- Felis domestica
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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