Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: August 28, 2024
Preferred Name

White People
Synonyms

Race, Caucasian

Race, Caucasoid

European Continental Ancestry Group

Caucasian Race

White Persons

Caucasian Races

White Peoples

Caucasoid Race

Caucasoid Races

Person, White

White Person

People, White

Definitions

Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continent of Europe. Persons having origins in any of the white racial groups of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. Note that OMB category WHITE is available for the United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies. A group distinguished by classification according to physical features. This group, also called Europoid, centers around the Mediterranean Sea but includes other parts of Europe. (from Winick: Dictionary of Anthropology, 1972; American Heritage Dictionary, 2d College ed)

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D044465

altLabel

Race, Caucasian

Race, Caucasoid

European Continental Ancestry Group

Caucasian Race

White Persons

Caucasian Races

White Peoples

Caucasoid Race

Caucasoid Races

Person, White

White Person

People, White

AN

specify geographic location if relevant; for the United States populations WHITE is available

AQL

CL ED EH GE HI LJ PX SN

cui

C1257905

C0043157

C0007457

DC

1

definition

Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continent of Europe.

Persons having origins in any of the white racial groups of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. Note that OMB category WHITE is available for the United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.

A group distinguished by classification according to physical features. This group, also called Europoid, centers around the Mediterranean Sea but includes other parts of Europe. (from Winick: Dictionary of Anthropology, 1972; American Heritage Dictionary, 2d College ed)

DX

20040101

HN

2023; use CAUCASIAN RACE 1963-1977, WHITES 1978-2003, CAUCASOID RACE 1978-2003, EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP 2004-2021, WHITES 2022

Inverse of AQ

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000331

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000266

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000706

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000193

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000235

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000208

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000523

Machine permutation

2023; see CAUCASIAN RACE 1963-1977, WHITES 1978-2003, CAUCASOID RACE 1978-2003, EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP 2004-2021, WHITES 2022

MDA

20030714

MMR

20230226

MN

M01.686.877

notation

D044465

prefLabel

White People

TERMUI

T007019

T001122371

T007020

T001122372

T531326

TH

NLM (2004)

NLM (2023)

NLM (1966)

UNK (19XX)

tui

T098

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D044382

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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MSHFRE/D044465 MSHFRE CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/LNC/LA4457-3 LOINC CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNMI/L-85B50 SNMI CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/RCD/9S1.. RCD CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNMI/S-61000 SNMI CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/14045001 SNOMEDCT CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SCTSPA/14045001 SCTSPA CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2726-3773 CRISP CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2726-0839 CRISP CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HL7/C0043157 HL7 CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2725-7976 CRISP CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/LNC/LA23729-9 LOINC CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SCTSPA/185984009 SCTSPA CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/185984009 SNOMEDCT CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MSHFRE/D044465 MSHFRE CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2725-9209 CRISP CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HL7/C0007457 HL7 CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2726-3773 CRISP CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/RCD/134B. RCD CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2726-0839 CRISP CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2725-7976 CRISP CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SCTSPA/413773004 SCTSPA CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/413773004 SNOMEDCT CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MSHFRE/D044465 MSHFRE CUI
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2725-9209 CRISP CUI