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Descriptor English: Central America
Descriptor Spanish: América Central
Descriptor América Central
Entry term(s) Centroamérica
Scope note: Región del sur de AMÉRICA DEL NORTE que se extiende desde la frontera sur de MÉXICO a la frontera norte de COLOMBIA. Separa el mar Caribe del océano Pacífico y está unida a AMÉRICA DEL SUR por el istmo de PANAMÁ.
Descriptor Portuguese: América Central
Descriptor French: Amérique centrale
Tree number(s): Z01.107.169
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002489
Scope note: A region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama.
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
EP epidemiology
DeCS ID: 2524
Unique ID: D002489
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/11/24
Central America - Preferred
Concept UI M0003800
Scope note A region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama.
Preferred term Central America



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