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Greek World MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Greek World
Tree Number(s)
I01.076.201.450.226.800.250
Unique ID
D018645
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018645
Annotation
note category; lands & peoples under influence of Greek civilization & culture; IM; do not confuse with GREECE, a Category Z term for ancient & modern Greece
Scope Note
A historical and cultural entity dispersed across a wide geographical area under the influence of Greek civilization, culture, and science. The Greek Empire extended from the Greek mainland and the Aegean islands from the 16th century B.C., to the Indus Valley in the 4th century under Alexander the Great, and to southern Italy and Sicily. Greek medicine began with Homeric and Aesculapian medicine and continued unbroken to Hippocrates (480-355 B.C.). The classic period of Greek medicine was 460-136 B.C. and the Graeco-Roman period, 156 B.C.-576 A.D. (From A. Castiglioni, A History of Medicine, 2d ed; from F. H. Garrison, An Introduction to the History of Medicine, 4th ed)
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Introduced
1995/01/01
Last Updated
1996/06/10

Allowable Qualifiers
Greek World Preferred
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