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Descriptor English: Abbreviations as Topic
Descriptor Spanish: Abreviaturas como Asunto
Descriptor abreviaturas como asunto
Entry term(s) abreviatura de los medicamentos como asunto
abreviaturas como tema
acrónimos como asunto
acrónimos como tema
siglas como asunto
Scope note: Trabajos sobre las formas abreviadas de palabras o frases escritas que se utilizan para acortar.
Descriptor Portuguese: Abreviaturas como Assunto
Descriptor French: Abréviations comme sujet
Entry term(s): Acronyms as Topic
Drug Abbreviations as Topic
Sigla as Topic
Siglum as Topic
Tree number(s): L01.559.598.400.556.131
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000004
Scope note: Works about shortened forms of written words or phrases used for brevity.
Annotation: includes acronyms; do not confuse with Publication Type ABBREVIATIONS
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see ABBREVIATIONS 1963-2007
History Note: 2008(1963)
DeCS ID: 4
Unique ID: D000004
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/06/30
Abbreviations as Topic - Preferred
Concept UI M0000004
Scope note Works about shortened forms of written words or phrases used for brevity.
Preferred term Abbreviations as Topic
Acronyms as Topic - Narrower
Concept UI M0511063
Preferred term Acronyms as Topic
Drug Abbreviations as Topic - Narrower
Concept UI F0001072
Preferred term Drug Abbreviations as Topic
Sigla as Topic - Narrower
Concept UI FD00063111
Scope note A sign, abbreviation, letter, or character standing for words in ancient manuscripts or on coins or medals. A letter used to indicate manuscript or other source of an edited text. (From: Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Available in: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siglum)
Preferred term Sigla as Topic
Entry term(s) Siglum as Topic



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