Preferred Label : topography, medical;
MeSH definition : The systematic surveying, mapping, charting, and description of specific geographical
sites, with reference to the physical features that were presumed to influence health
and disease. Medical topography should be differentiated from EPIDEMIOLOGY in that
the former emphasizes geography whereas the latter emphasizes disease outbreaks.;
MeSH synonym : medical topography;
MeSH annotation : IM as the discipline (education, history, etc); use as an NIM coordinate with specific
disease /epidemiol (IM) or medical or physiologic aspect (IM) specific geographic
locale; do not use for anatomical topography ( organ /anat);
Origin ID : D019371;
UMLS CUI : C0376559;
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The systematic surveying, mapping, charting, and description of specific geographical
sites, with reference to the physical features that were presumed to influence health
and disease. Medical topography should be differentiated from EPIDEMIOLOGY in that
the former emphasizes geography whereas the latter emphasizes disease outbreaks.
