melanesia - CISMeF

Preferred Label : melanesia;

MeSH definition : The collective name for the islands of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia, including NEW CALEDONIA; VANUATU; New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, FIJI, etc. Melanesia (from the Greek melas, black nesos, island) is so called from the black color of the natives who are generally considered to be descended originally from the Negroid Papuans and the Polynesians or Malays. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p748 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p344); The collective name for the islands of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia, including NEW CALEDONIA; VANUATU; New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago and FIJI (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p748).;

MeSH hyponym : solomon islands; british solomon islands; norfolk island;

MeSH annotation : a group of islands northeast of Australia; includes, in addition to indentions & X refs, Norfolk Island; Melanesians are of Negroid race unless otherwise specified; a group of islands northeast of Australia; includes, in addition to indentions & X refs, Norfolk Island;

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

Details

Origin ID

D008542;

UMLS CUI

C0025195;

Allowable qualifiers
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- british solomon islands [MeSH concept]
- melanesia [MeSH concept]
- norfolk island [MeSH concept]
- solomon islands [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Geographic Area [UMLS semantic type]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- Solomon Islands [NCIt concept]

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