NIH MeSH · D000300Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Adoption

Also known asAdoptions

Definition

Voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be as one's own child, usually with legal confirmation.

MeSH classification

  • I01.880.853.150.140

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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000300) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗