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World Sepsis Day
Sepsis is a complication that arises when the human body mounts an indiscriminate, and overt, response to an infection. Sepsis…
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User suggestions for DeCS vocabulary
User suggestions for DeCS terms are often analyzed for literary warrant and other criteria, such as avoiding expressions with more…
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Descriptor/qualifier coordination
Coordination is a fundamental principle of MeSH indexing. By proper coordination of a limited number of MeSH headings and appropriate…
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UMLS
Since 2003, updates to the translations of MeSH Headings into Portuguese (MSHPOR) and Spanish (MSHSPA) have been sent annually to…
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World Breastfeeding Week
World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated every year from 1 to 7 of August, is a global campaign coordinated by the World Alliance for…
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World Hepatitis Day
Hepatitis is a disease caused by viruses, responsible for high levels of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Recognizing the important public…
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Qualifiers and their abbreviations
qualifiers in ENGLISH qualifiers in SPANISH qualifiers in PORTUGUESE abbrev.1 abbrev.2 analogs & derivatives análogos & derivados análogos & derivados…
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B Category news for 2024 edition
Some common names of living beings were replaced by their scientific latin binomial nomenclature. For example: The new term Venomous…
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World Blood Donor Day
World Blood Donor Day is celebrated around the world on June 14th as an acknowledgement to all voluntary donors.The occasion…
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Inclusive language
For DeCS 2024 edition, descriptors in Portuguese that had a scope note or that nominally contained terms with an ableist…
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World Hypertension Day
The World Hypertension Day is commemorated every May 17th, aiming to raise awareness about the risks of this disease. When…
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Homeopathy Category Revision
The Homeopathy category had last been revised around ten years ago. Having the 2025 edition as a deadline, the highlight…
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Virus taxon names
Virus taxon names (species, genus, subfamily, family, and order names) have been formally approved using a defined process established by…
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Related descriptors
Relations among DeCS concepts can be of several types. One of them is “See related” terms, a type of relationship…
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World Chagas Disease Day
To increase awareness about Chagas Disease, a neglected tropical parasitic disease transmitted by insects, World Chagas Disease Day is observed…
