Humanities

Ancient History

The period of history before 500 of the common era.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The period of history before 500 of the common era.

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14 entry terms
  • History, Ancient
  • Ancient History (Medicine)
  • Ancient History of Medicine
  • History of Medicine, Ancient
  • Medicine, Ancient History
  • Ancient Histories (Medicine)
  • Ancient History Medicine
  • Ancient History Medicines
  • Histories, Ancient (Medicine)
  • History Medicine, Ancient
  • History Medicines, Ancient
  • History, Ancient (Medicine)
  • Medicine Ancient History
  • Medicines, Ancient History

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Indexing Annotation

before 500 AD; IM general only; NIM as check tag; note ANCIENT LANDS in Category Z

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History Note

2005

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Previous Indexing

  • History of Medicine, Ancient (1966-2004)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ancient History. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049690. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049690
  2. Ancient History. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_history
  3. Ancient History. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41493