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Nuns
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Heading
Nuns
Tree Number(s)
M01.526.799.875
Unique ID
D065831
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065831
Scope Note
Members of a religious community of women typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Entry Term(s)
Abbess
Prioress
Religious Sisters
Previous Indexing
Religion or specifics (1963-2014)
See Also
Religious Missions
Public MeSH Note
2015
History Note
2015
Date Established
2015/01/01
Date of Entry
2014/06/26
Revision Date
2014/06/25
Allowable Qualifiers
classification (CL)
education (ED)
ethics (ES)
history (HI)
legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)
psychology (PX)
statistics & numerical data (SN)
Persons [M01]
Occupational Groups [M01.526]
Religious Personnel [M01.526.799]
Clergy [M01.526.799.500]
Monks [M01.526.799.750]
Nuns [M01.526.799.875]
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Nuns
Preferred
Concept UI
M0591272
Scope Note
Members of a religious community of women typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Terms
Nuns
Preferred Term
Term UI
T854842
Date
02/07/2014
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2015)
Religious Sisters
Term UI
T854843
Date
02/07/2014
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2015)
Abbess
Narrower
Concept UI
M0592636
Scope Note
A woman who is head of an abbey or convent of nuns.
Terms
Abbess
Preferred Term
Term UI
T857017
Date
03/20/2014
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2015)
Prioress
Narrower
Concept UI
M0592637
Scope Note
A woman who is head of a house of certain orders of nuns, and who is next in rank below an abbess.
Terms
Prioress
Preferred Term
Term UI
T857018
Date
03/20/2014
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2015)
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