altruism - CISMeF

Preferred Label : altruism;

MeSH definition : Consideration and concern for others, as opposed to self-love or egoism, which can be a motivating influence.; Belief or practice of selfless concern for others.;

MeSH hyponym : humanitarianism;

Related MeSH term : Behavior, Prosocial; Behaviors, Prosocial; Prosocial Behaviors;

MeSH annotation : no qualif;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altruism;

Details

Origin ID

D000533;

UMLS CUI

C0002357;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- International solidarity [UNESCO concept]
- altruism [Blood Transfusion thesaurus concept]
Record concept(s)
- Prosocial Behavior [MeSH concept]
- altruism [MeSH concept]
- humanitarianism [MeSH concept]
See also
- beneficence [MeSH Descriptor]
- gift giving [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Social Behavior [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Altruism - mental defense mechanism (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]

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