Afghanistan: Country located north and west of Pakistan, and east of Iran. The capital is Kabul.

NIH MeSH · D000346Geographicals

Afghanistan

Definition

Country located north and west of Pakistan, and east of Iran. The capital is Kabul.

MeSH classification

  • Z01.252.245.782.250

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Related concepts

Asia, Southern

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Common questions about Afghanistan

What does Afghanistan mean in medicine?
Country located north and west of Pakistan, and east of Iran. The capital is Kabul. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Afghanistan known by any other names?
Afghanistan is the canonical name in the MeSH vocabulary. There are no commonly used alternate names for this concept in the official NIH database.
Where does Afghanistan sit in the medical classification?
Afghanistan falls under the broader medical category "Geographicals" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: Z01.252.245.782.250). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000346) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗