Humanities

History

Record and study of past events.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Record and study of past events.

MeSH Record

Classification

MeSH Qualifier

Used as a Subheading

History is also a MeSH subheading (qualifier Q000266), attached to other headings to focus them on this aspect:

Used for the historical aspects of any subject. It includes brief historical notes but excludes case histories.

Qualifier ID
Q000266
Qualifier Tree
Y27

Indexing annotation

subhead only; for historical articles or historical notes in articles; not for "case histories" ( = check tag CASE REPORTS [Publication Type]); indexing policy: Manual 19.8.36; DF: /hist or /HI CATALOG: may be subdivided geographically

Subheading synonyms

  • historical aspects
  • historical notes

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MeSH Record

Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Histories
  • Aspects, Historical
  • Historical Aspects
  • Aspect, Historical
  • Historical Aspect

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

IM for the discipline or general articles on history; prefer /hist with specific subjects

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. K01w.400w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. History. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006664. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006664
  2. History. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History
  3. History. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309