Humanities

History of Medicine

Study of past events and development in the field of Medicine.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Study of past events and development in the field of Medicine.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Medicine, History
  • History Medicines
  • Medicine Histories
  • Medicines, History

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Indexing Annotation

general; prefer /hist with specific medical concept and do not coordinate here; Manual 18.14+; 32.4-.6; Avicenna (Ibn Sina): see note under MEDICINE, ARABIC; DF: HIST MED

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  1. K01w.400w.552w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. History of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006666. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006666
  2. History of Medicine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_medicine
  3. History of Medicine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380274