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Ethnology
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Ethnology
Tree Number(s)
I01.076.201.450.457
Unique ID
D005007
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005007
Annotation
do not confuse with
ETHOLOGY
, the study of animal behavior; prefer
/ethnol
Scope Note
The comparative and theoretical study of culture, often synonymous with cultural anthropology.
Entry Version
ETHNOL
Entry Term(s)
Primitive Societies
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1996/06/10
Allowable Qualifiers
classification (CL)
economics (EC)
education (ED)
ethics (ES)
history (HI)
instrumentation (IS)
legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)
methods (MT)
organization & administration (OG)
standards (ST)
statistics & numerical data (SN)
trends (TD)
Social Sciences [I01]
Anthropology [I01.076]
Anthropology, Cultural [I01.076.201]
Culture [I01.076.201.450]
Acculturation [I01.076.201.450.050]
Ceremonial Behavior [I01.076.201.450.170]
Circumcision, Female [I01.076.201.450.199]
Civilization [I01.076.201.450.226]
Cross-Cultural Comparison [I01.076.201.450.281]
Cultural Characteristics [I01.076.201.450.324]
Cultural Diversity [I01.076.201.450.350]
Cultural Evolution [I01.076.201.450.370]
Ethnology [I01.076.201.450.457]
Folklore [I01.076.201.450.515]
Funeral Rites [I01.076.201.450.550]
Human Body [I01.076.201.450.560]
Medicine, Traditional [I01.076.201.450.654]
Mythology [I01.076.201.450.685]
Popular Culture [I01.076.201.450.715]
Social Change [I01.076.201.450.776]
Superstitions [I01.076.201.450.897]
Taboo [I01.076.201.450.948]
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Ethnology
Preferred
Concept UI
M0007881
Scope Note
The comparative and theoretical study of culture, often synonymous with cultural anthropology.
Terms
Ethnology
Preferred Term
Term UI
T015314
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
Primitive Societies
Related
Concept UI
M0007882
Terms
Primitive Societies
Preferred Term
Term UI
T015315
Date
12/26/1978
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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