Preferred Label : mediterranean islands;
MeSH definition : Scattered islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The chief islands are the Balearic Islands
(belong to Spain; Majorca and Minorca are among these), Corsica (belongs to France),
Crete (belongs to Greece), CYPRUS (a republic), the Cyclades, Dodecanese and Ionian
Islands (belong to Greece), MALTA (a republic), Sardinia and SICILY (belong to Italy).
(From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p747); Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The chief islands are the Balearic Islands, Corsica,
Crete, Cyprus, the Cyclades, Dodecanese and Ionian Islands, Malta, Sardinia and Sicily.;
MeSH synonym : Mediterranean Island;
MeSH annotation : CYPRUS; MALTA; & SICILY are available; for Corsica, coord with FRANCE; for Crete,
coord with GREECE;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean island;
Origin ID : D008521;
UMLS CUI : C0025136;
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Scattered islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The chief islands are the Balearic Islands
(belong to Spain; Majorca and Minorca are among these), Corsica (belongs to France),
Crete (belongs to Greece), CYPRUS (a republic), the Cyclades, Dodecanese and Ionian
Islands (belong to Greece), MALTA (a republic), Sardinia and SICILY (belong to Italy).
(From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p747)
Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The chief islands are the Balearic Islands, Corsica,
Crete, Cyprus, the Cyclades, Dodecanese and Ionian Islands, Malta, Sardinia and Sicily.
