Today I have been keeping busy updating MeSH terms in our OPAC, which apparently has not been done since the turn of the century. No, OK, more like the turn of the decade.
I don't know why not, because it's totally awesome. It's like there's a party in my office, and only me and a few hundred new and old MeSH terms were invited. I get to pass down the ruling on all of them.
So long, Hermaphroditism. You had a good long run. Now get the heck out and make way for Disorders of Sex Development!
The term change affecting the largest number of records so far has been Biological Evolution, replacing Evolution.
My personal favorite, however, is Siphonaptera, replacing Fleas. I like it because it has 'siphon' in it, and it makes me think of a flea with a tiny siphoning mouth.
And then, having done that for a second, I shudder and decide I need a new favorite. The word is a lot cuter than the reality.
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