Psychiatry and Psychology

Female Homosexuality

Sexual attraction or relationship between females.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Sexual attraction or relationship between females.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Homosexuality, Female
  • Lesbianism

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, genetics, history, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

95; was see under HOMOSEXUALITY 1976-80; LESBIANISM was see HOMOSEXUALITY 1981-94, was see HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE 1976-80, & was see under HOMOSEXUALITY 1968-75

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Previous Indexing

  • Homosexuality (1966-1994)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.802w.975w.500w.400w
  2. G08.686.867w.500w.400w

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NLM Classification

WM 620.5.H6

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Female Homosexuality. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018452. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018452
  2. Female Homosexuality. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbianism
  3. Female Homosexuality. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6649