Preferred Label : Hispanic or Latino;
MeSH definition : Persons living in the United States of Mexican (MEXICAN AMERICANS), Puerto Rican,
Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin. The concept
does not include Brazilian Americans or Portuguese Americans.; A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
culture or origin, regardless of race. The term, Spanish origin, can be used in addition
to Hispanic or Latino.; A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
culture or origin, regardless of race (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity).
In the United States it is used for classification of federal government data on race
and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may
include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in
retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.;
MeSH synonym : Hispanic or Latinos;
CISMeF synonym : Spanish Origin; Origin, Spanish; Origins, Spanish; Spanish Origins;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Latino (demonym);
MeSH Hyperonym : hispanics; Hispanic;
MeSH hyponym : cuban americans; puerto ricans; Puerto Rican; Americans, Cuban; Cuban American; Latino; Latina; American, US Latin; Latin American, US; US Latin American; US Latin Americans;
Related MeSH term : latinas; latinos; Latino; Latina; American, Hispanic; Americans, Hispanic; Hispanic American; Spanish Americans; Americans, Spanish; Spanish American;
MeSH annotation : does not include Brazilian Americans ( UNITED STATES BRAZIL /ethnol) nor Portuguese
Americans ( UNITED STATES PORTUGAL /ethnol); specify geog; despite X refs specify
NIM PUERTO RICO/ethnol or other Hispanic country with /ethnol when pertinent; MEXICAN
AMERICANS is available; does not include Brazilian Americans ( UNITED STATES BRAZIL /ethnol) nor Portuguese
Americans ( UNITED STATES PORTUGAL /ethnol); despite entry terms, specify PUERTO
RICO /ethnol, CUBA /ethnol or other Hispanic country with /ethnol when pertinent;
MEXICAN AMERICANS is available;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latino (demonym);
Origin ID : D006630;
UMLS CUI : C5441846;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- MedlinePlus topic(s)
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- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Persons living in the United States of Mexican (MEXICAN AMERICANS), Puerto Rican,
Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin. The concept
does not include Brazilian Americans or Portuguese Americans.
A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
culture or origin, regardless of race. The term, Spanish origin, can be used in addition
to Hispanic or Latino.
A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
culture or origin, regardless of race (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity).
In the United States it is used for classification of federal government data on race
and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may
include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in
retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
