Preferred Label : bahamas;
MeSH definition : A chain of islands, cays, and reefs in the West Indies, lying southeast of Florida
and north of Cuba. It is an independent state, called also the Commonwealth of the
Bahamas or the Bahama Islands. The name likely represents the local name Guanahani,
itself of uncertain origin. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p106
& Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p45);
Wikipedia automatic translation : The Bahamas;
MeSH annotation : a chain of islands in the West Indies;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Bahamas;
Origin ID : D001444;
UMLS CUI : C0004683;
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A chain of islands, cays, and reefs in the West Indies, lying southeast of Florida
and north of Cuba. It is an independent state, called also the Commonwealth of the
Bahamas or the Bahama Islands. The name likely represents the local name Guanahani,
itself of uncertain origin. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p106
& Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p45)
http://www.pasteur-lille.fr/vaccinations-voyages/?pays=Bahamas
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