Humanities

Medicine in Literature

Written or other literary works whose subject matter is medical or about the profession of medicine and related areas.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Written or other literary works whose subject matter is medical or about the profession of medicine and related areas.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Literature, Medicine in
  • in Literature, Medicine

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Aspects Covered

1 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings history.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with medical aspect (IM) + specific literature heading (IM) + literary type if pertinent (as POETRY; DRAMA, etc.) (IM)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. K01w.517w.584

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Medicine in Literature. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008513. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008513
  2. Medicine in Literature. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65587654