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Paleopathology MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Paleopathology
Tree Number(s)
I01.076.368.584.709
Unique ID
D010164
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010164
Annotation
specialty; used also as NIM coordinate; check tags HISTORICAL ARTICLE, and ANCIENT HISTORY or MEDIEVAL HISTORY; for prehistory, ANCIENT HISTORY tag is all right; paleopathology is for pre-Columbian, nothing later; consider also MUMMIES /‌pathol and do not coordinate with PALEOPATHOLOGY
Scope Note
The study of disease in prehistoric times as revealed in bones, mummies, and archaeologic artifacts.
Entry Version
PALEOPATHOL
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2009/07/13
Paleopathology Preferred
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