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Natural Science Disciplines > Earth Sciences > Paleontology > Paleopathology

Preferred term

Paleopathology  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • specialty; used also as NIM coordinate; check tags HISTORICAL ARTICLE, and ANCIENT HISTORY or MEDIEVAL HISTORY; for prehistory, ANCIENT HISTORY tag is all right; paleopathology is for pre-Columbian, nothing later; consider also MUMMIES /pathol and do not coordinate with PALEOPATHOLOGY

Scope note

  • The study of disease in prehistoric times as revealed in bones, mummies, and archaeologic artifacts.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010164

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