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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000083802
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Preferred Name

Chilopoda

Definitions
Class of Arthropoda in the subphylum Myriapoda which comprises centipedes and millipedes. Chilopoda or centipedes are characterized by long multi-segmented bodies with each segment with a pair of legs. Most centipedes are predatory and venomous. While centipede bites typically only cause pain, irritation and allergic reactions they sometimes cause acute HYPERTENSION and MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA.
Synonyms
Centipede, Scolopendrid
Scolopendrid Centipede
Scolopendrids
Centipedes
Geophilids
Geophilomorpha
Centipede
Geophilid
Centipedes, Scolopendrid
Scolopendrid Centipedes
Scolopendrid
Scolopendra
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