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Descriptor English: Marriage
Descriptor Spanish: Matrimonio
Descriptor matrimonio
Entry term(s) Dote
aplazamiento de matrimonio
comparaciones entre marido y mujer
consumación del matrimonio
duración del matrimonio
edad media del primer matrimonio
escoja de la pareja
escoja del compañero
intermatrimonio
matrimonio arreglado
matrimonio concertado
matrimonio ecuménico
matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo
matrimonio mixto
matrimonios mixtos
múltiples matrimonios
nuevo matrimonio
nupcialidad
nupcias
pareja de hecho
patrones de matrimonio
poligamia
poliginia
relación conyugal
relación marital
relación matrimonial
segundas nupcias
selección del cónyuge
tasa de matrimonios
tasa de nupcialidad
tipos de matrimonio
unión consensual
unión de hecho
volver a casarse
índice de matrimonios
Scope note: Institución social que implica una sanción legal y/o religiosa por la que se unen individuos. Nupcialidad: relación entre el número de matrimonios celebrados en un año y la población media en el mismo periodo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Casamento
Descriptor French: Mariage
Entry term(s): Age, Marriage
Ages, Marriage
Arranged Marriage
Arranged Marriages
Commonlaw Marriage
Commonlaw Marriages
Comparison, Husband-Wife
Comparisons, Husband-Wife
Consensual Union
Consensual Unions
Consummation of Marriage
Dowries
Dowry
Duration, Marriage
Husband Wife Comparisons
Husband-Wife Comparison
Husband-Wife Comparisons
Intermarriage
Intermarriages
Marital Relationship
Marital Relationships
Marriage Age
Marriage Ages
Marriage Consummation
Marriage Consummations
Marriage Duration
Marriage Pattern
Marriage Patterns
Marriage Postponement
Marriage Postponements
Marriage, Arranged
Marriage, Commonlaw
Marriage, Same-Sex
Marriages
Marriages, Arranged
Marriages, Commonlaw
Marriages, Multiple
Marriages, Same-Sex
Mate Selection
Mate Selections
Multiple Marriages
Nuptiality
Polygamy
Polygyny
Postponement, Marriage
Postponements, Marriage
Relationship, Marital
Relationships, Marital
Remarriage
Remarriages
Same Sex Marriage
Same-Sex Marriage
Same-Sex Marriages
Selection, Mate
Selections, Mate
Union, Consensual
Unions, Consensual
Tree number(s): F01.829.263.315.500.500
I01.240.361.500.500
I01.880.853.150.423.500.500
N01.224.361.500.500
N01.824.308.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008393
Scope note: The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby individuals are joined together.
Annotation: a sociological & anthropological concept: differentiate from MARITAL STATUS, a demographic & statistical concept; SPOUSES is available for the husband or wife as a person
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
Related: Premarital Examinations MeSH
Spouses MeSH
DeCS ID: 23916
Unique ID: D008393
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Marriage - Preferred
Concept UI M0013056
Scope note The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby individuals are joined together.
Preferred term Marriage
Entry term(s) Marriages
Commonlaw Marriage - Narrower
Concept UI M0013048
Preferred term Commonlaw Marriage
Entry term(s) Commonlaw Marriages
Marriage, Commonlaw
Marriages, Commonlaw
Consensual Union - Narrower
Concept UI M0013049
Preferred term Consensual Union
Entry term(s) Consensual Unions
Union, Consensual
Unions, Consensual
Consummation of Marriage - Narrower
Concept UI M0013050
Preferred term Consummation of Marriage
Entry term(s) Marriage Consummation
Marriage Consummations
Dowry - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0013052
Preferred term Dowry
Entry term(s) Dowries
Husband-Wife Comparisons - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0013054
Preferred term Husband-Wife Comparisons
Entry term(s) Comparison, Husband-Wife
Comparisons, Husband-Wife
Husband Wife Comparisons
Husband-Wife Comparison
Intermarriage - Narrower
Concept UI M0013068
Preferred term Intermarriage
Entry term(s) Intermarriages
Marital Relationship - Narrower
Concept UI M0013055
Preferred term Marital Relationship
Entry term(s) Marital Relationships
Relationship, Marital
Relationships, Marital
Same-Sex Marriage - Narrower
Concept UI M0578019
Scope note The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby individuals of the same gender are joined together.
Preferred term Same-Sex Marriage
Entry term(s) Marriage, Same-Sex
Marriages, Same-Sex
Same Sex Marriage
Same-Sex Marriages
Marriage Duration - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0013058
Preferred term Marriage Duration
Entry term(s) Duration, Marriage
Marriage Patterns - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0013059
Preferred term Marriage Patterns
Entry term(s) Marriage Pattern
Marriage Postponement - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0013060
Preferred term Marriage Postponement
Entry term(s) Marriage Postponements
Postponement, Marriage
Postponements, Marriage
Mate Selection - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0013061
Preferred term Mate Selection
Entry term(s) Mate Selections
Selection, Mate
Selections, Mate
Multiple Marriages - Narrower
Concept UI M0013062
Preferred term Multiple Marriages
Entry term(s) Marriages, Multiple
Nuptiality - Broader
Concept UI M0013063
Preferred term Nuptiality
Polygamy - Narrower
Concept UI M0013064
Preferred term Polygamy
Polygyny - Narrower
Concept UI M0013065
Preferred term Polygyny
Remarriage - Narrower
Concept UI M0013066
Preferred term Remarriage
Entry term(s) Remarriages
Arranged Marriage - Narrower
Concept UI M0013067
Preferred term Arranged Marriage
Entry term(s) Arranged Marriages
Marriage, Arranged
Marriages, Arranged
Marriage Age - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0013057
Preferred term Marriage Age
Entry term(s) Age, Marriage
Ages, Marriage
Marriage Ages



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