Inuit - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Inuit;

NCIt definition : A general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Russia and the United States. In Alaska, the term Eskimo is commonly used, because it includes both Yupik and Inupiat, while Inuit is not accepted as a collective term. In Canada and Greenland, the term Eskimo has fallen out of favor, as it is considered pejorative by the natives and has been replaced by the term Inuit.;

Details

Origin ID

C86558;

UMLS CUI

C0086484;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Inuit [UNESCO concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Inuit [MeSH Descriptor]
- Inuit [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Population Group [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Inuit [MeSH concept]
- Inuit [MeSH Descriptor]

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