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MeSH Heading: Human Body
Tree Number(s): I01.076.201.450.560; K01.093.378
Unique ID: D018594
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018594
Annotation: the human body as a whole, viewed from an artistic, cultural, historical, or social perspective
Scope Note: The human being as a non-anatomical and non-zoological entity. The emphasis is on the philosophical or artistic treatment of the human being, and includes lay and social attitudes toward the body in history. (From J. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)
Entry Term(s): Body Parts; Body Parts and Fluids; Body, Human; Human Figure
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/19
Revision Date: 2004/07/13

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