Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Human Body

The human being as a non-anatomical and non-zoological entity. The emphasis is on the philosophical or artistic treatment of the human being, and includes lay and social attitudes toward the body in history. (From J. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

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Abstract

The human being as a non-anatomical and non-zoological entity. The emphasis is on the philosophical or artistic treatment of the human being, and includes lay and social attitudes toward the body in history. (From J. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

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  • Body, Human
  • Human Figure
  • Bodies, Human
  • Figure, Human
  • Figures, Human
  • Human Bodies
  • Human Figures
  • Body Parts
  • Body Parts and Fluids
  • Parts, Body

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Indexing Annotation

the human body as a whole, viewed from an artistic, cultural, historical, or social perspective

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  1. I01w.076w.201w.450w.560w
  2. K01w.093w.378w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Human Body. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018594. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018594
  2. Human Body. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_body
  3. Human Body. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23852