Organisms

Humans

Members of the species Homo sapiens.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Members of the species Homo sapiens.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Homo sapiens
  • Human
  • Man (Taxonomy)
  • Man, Modern
  • Modern Man

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Indexing Annotation

NIM as check tag only; ; Homo species other than Homo sapiens are indexed HOMO see HOMINIDAE, but note NEANDERTHALS is available

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History Note

2005 (1966); was check tag only (not a descriptor) 1966-2004; for HOMO SAPIENS use HOMINIDAE 1989-2004; for MAN (TAXONOMY) use HOMINIDAE 1998-2004

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.988w.400w.112w.400w.400w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Humans. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006801. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006801
  2. Humans. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human
  3. Humans. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5