Baltic States: The collective name for the republics of ESTONIA; LATVIA; and LITHUANIA on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p111)

NIH MeSH · D001454Geographicals

Baltic States

Definition

The collective name for the republics of ESTONIA; LATVIA; and LITHUANIA on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p111)

MeSH classification

  • Z01.542.248.136

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Common questions about Baltic States

What does Baltic States mean in medicine?
The collective name for the republics of ESTONIA; LATVIA; and LITHUANIA on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p111) 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 Baltic States known by any other names?
Baltic States 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 Baltic States sit in the medical classification?
Baltic States falls under the broader medical category "Geographicals" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: Z01.542.248.136). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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