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Wit and Humor as Topic
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Wit and Humor as Topic
Tree Number(s)
F01.100.960
K01.517.946
Unique ID
D014925
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014925
Annotation
do not confuse with the Publication Type
WIT AND HUMOR
Scope Note
The comical expression of connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure.
Entry Term(s)
Humor as Topic
Wit
Wit as Topic
See Also
Caricatures as Topic
Cartoons as Topic
Laughter
Laughter Therapy
Public MeSH Note
2008; see WIT AND HUMOR 1963-2007
History Note
2008(1963)
Entry Combination
therapeutic use:Laughter Therapy
Date Established
2008/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/07/13
Entry Combination
therapeutic use:Laughter Therapy
Allowable Qualifiers
history (HI)
psychology (PX)
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Attitude [F01.100]
Attitude of Health Personnel [F01.100.050]
Attitude to Computers [F01.100.100]
Attitude to Death [F01.100.125]
Attitude to Health [F01.100.150]
Catastrophization [F01.100.575]
Optimism [F01.100.787]
Pessimism [F01.100.893]
Respect [F01.100.907]
Stereotyping [F01.100.920]
Wit and Humor as Topic [F01.100.960]
Humanities [K01]
Literature [K01.517]
Anecdotes as Topic [K01.517.067]
Aphorisms and Proverbs as Topic [K01.517.116]
Bible [K01.517.172]
Biographies as Topic [K01.517.211]
Drama [K01.517.333]
Erotica [K01.517.414]
Folklore [K01.517.455]
Literature, Medieval [K01.517.495]
Literature, Modern [K01.517.533]
Medicine in Literature [K01.517.584]
Mythology [K01.517.647]
Philology [K01.517.732]
Poetry as Topic [K01.517.781]
Science in Literature [K01.517.864]
Wit and Humor as Topic [K01.517.946]
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Wit and Humor as Topic
Preferred
Concept UI
M0022989
Scope Note
The comical expression of connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure.
Terms
Wit and Humor as Topic
Preferred Term
Term UI
T700757
Date
06/26/2007
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2008)
Wit
Narrower
Concept UI
M0022988
Terms
Wit
Preferred Term
Term UI
T043600
Date
03/29/1979
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Wit as Topic
Term UI
T000944381
Date
06/29/2018
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2019)
Humor as Topic
Narrower
Concept UI
M000643058
Terms
Humor as Topic
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000943180
Date
05/22/2018
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2019)
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