Geographicals

Central America

A region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Narrower headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. Z01w.107w.169w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Central America. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002489. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002489
  2. Central America. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America
  3. Central America. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27611