Provided by: libbio-perl-perl_1.6.924-3_all bug

NAME

       Bio::DB::MeSH - Term retrieval from a Web MeSH database

SYNOPSIS

        my $mesh = Bio::DB::MeSH->new();
        my $term = $mesh->get_exact_term('Butter');
        print $term->description;

DESCRIPTION

       This class retrieves a term from the Medical Subject Headings database by the National
       Library of Medicine of USA.  See <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html>.

       This class implements Bio::SimpleAnalysisI and wraps its methods under get_exact_term.

       By default, web access uses WWW::Mechanize, but in its absence falls back to bioperl
       module Bio::WebAgent which is a subclass of LWP::UserAgent. If not even that is not
       installed, it uses Bio::Root::HTTPget.

SEE ALSO

       Bio::Phenotype::MeSH::Term

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AUTHOR

       Heikki Lehvaslaiho, heikki-at-bioperl-dot-org

APPENDIX

       The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are
       usually preceded with a _

   get_exact_term
         Title   : get_exact_term
         Usage   : $s = $db->get_exact_term($value);
         Function: Retrive a single MeSH term using a unique ID or exact name.
         Example :
         Returns : a Bio::Phenotype::MeSH::Term object
         Args    : scalar, UID or name of a MeSH term

       The returned term object contains information about the immediate vincinity of the term in
       the terminology hierarchy. See Bio::Phenotype::MeSH::Twig.