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Knowledge MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Knowledge
Tree Number(s)
K01.468
Unique ID
D019359
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019359
Annotation
restrict to knowledge as an abstract or philosophical concept, as "transmission of knowledge"; do not use as coordinate for knowledge of specific subjects as "fuller use of our knowledge about children"; will figure largely in historical articles & historical contexts; "medical knowledge" is probably MEDICINE & not here
Scope Note
The body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time, the cumulated sum of information, its volume and nature, in any civilization, period, or country.
Entry Term(s)
Epistemology
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2017/06/30

No Qualifiers
Knowledge Preferred
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