Preferred Label : world war II;
MeSH definition : Global conflict involving countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America that
occurred between 1939 and 1945.;
MeSH synonym : second world war; wars, 2nd world; world war, second; world war, 1939 1945; world war, 1939-1945; wars, second world; world war, 2nd; 1939-1945 world war; 2nd world war; second world wars; war, second world; world wars, second;
CISMeF synonym : 2nd world wars; war ii, world; war, 1939-1945 world; war, 2nd world; world wars, 2nd;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World War II;
Origin ID : D047789;
UMLS CUI : C0681710;
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- Event [UMLS semantic type]
Global conflict involving countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America that
occurred between 1939 and 1945.