Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Concentration Camps

A place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Camp, Concentration
  • Camps, Concentration
  • Concentration Camp
  • Death Camps
  • Internment Camps
  • Camp, Death
  • Camp, Internment
  • Camps, Death
  • Camps, Internment
  • Death Camp
  • Internment Camp

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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specify geographic location if pertinent

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History Note

91(75); was see under PRISONS 1975-90

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  1. I01w.880w.604.501w.500w.358w
  2. J03.200w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Concentration Camps. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003209. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003209
  2. Concentration Camps. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_camp
  3. Concentration Camps. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152081