Preferred Label : bahrain;
MeSH definition : An independent state, an archipelago in the western Persian Gulf, northwest of Qatar.
It comprises low-lying islands of Bahrain (the largest), Muharraq, Sitra, and several
islets. It has extensive oil fields. The name comes from the Arabic al-bahrayn, the
two seas, with reference to its lying in the middle of a bay with its two seas east
and west of it. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p107 & Room, Brewer's
Dictionary of Names, 1992, p45);
MeSH annotation : a state in the Persian Gulf;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain;
Origin ID : D001445;
UMLS CUI : C0004684;
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An independent state, an archipelago in the western Persian Gulf, northwest of Qatar.
It comprises low-lying islands of Bahrain (the largest), Muharraq, Sitra, and several
islets. It has extensive oil fields. The name comes from the Arabic al-bahrayn, the
two seas, with reference to its lying in the middle of a bay with its two seas east
and west of it. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p107 & Room, Brewer's
Dictionary of Names, 1992, p45)
http://www.pasteur-lille.fr/vaccinations-voyages/?pays=Bahre%C3%AFn
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