Preferred Label : guam;
MeSH definition : An island in Micronesia, east of the Philippines, the largest and southernmost of
the Marianas. Its capital is Agana. It was discovered by Magellan in 1521 and occupied
by Spain in 1565. They ceded it to the United States in 1898. It is an unincorporated
territory of the United States, administered by the Department of the Interior since
1950. The derivation of the name Guam is in dispute. (From Webster's New Geographical
Dictionary, 1988, p471);
MeSH annotation : an island in Micronesia;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guam;
Origin ID : D006141;
UMLS CUI : C0018309;
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An island in Micronesia, east of the Philippines, the largest and southernmost of
the Marianas. Its capital is Agana. It was discovered by Magellan in 1521 and occupied
by Spain in 1565. They ceded it to the United States in 1898. It is an unincorporated
territory of the United States, administered by the Department of the Interior since
1950. The derivation of the name Guam is in dispute. (From Webster's New Geographical
Dictionary, 1988, p471)
http://www.pasteur-lille.fr/vaccinations-voyages/?pays=Guam
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