caribbean region

Preferred Label : caribbean region;

MeSH definition : The area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.;

MeSH synonym : caribbean sea region; west indies region; caribbean;

MeSH annotation : GEN or unspecified for Caribbean Sea, region, islands or population; do not confuse X ref WEST INDIES REGION with WEST INDIES or any of its specific islands; DF: CARIBBEAN; general or unspecified for Caribbean Sea, region, islands or population; do not confuse entry term WEST INDIES REGION with WEST INDIES or any of its specific islands;

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

Details

Origin ID

D017691;

UMLS CUI

C0206155;

Allowable qualifiers
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Caribbean [UNESCO concept]
- Caribbean [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- caribbean region [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Geographic Area [UMLS semantic type]

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