Preferred Label : concentration camps;
MeSH definition : Facilities in which WARFARE or political prisoners are confined.; A place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of
persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with
inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution.;
MeSH synonym : camp, concentration; camps, concentration; concentration camp;
Related MeSH term : Camp, Death; Camps, Death; Death Camp; Camp, Internment; Camps, Internment; Internment Camp;
MeSH annotation : specify geog if pertinent; specify geographic location if pertinent;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration camp;
Origin ID : D003209;
UMLS CUI : C0009633;
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Facilities in which WARFARE or political prisoners are confined.
A place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of
persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with
inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution.
