Commonwealth of Independent States (also known as CIS Nations): An economic union of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

NIH MeSH · D017517Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Commonwealth of Independent States

Also known asCIS Nations

Definition

An economic union of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

MeSH classification

  • I01.615.500.188
  • Z01.586.200

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Common questions about Commonwealth of Independent States

What does Commonwealth of Independent States mean in medicine?
An economic union of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine. 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 Commonwealth of Independent States known by any other names?
Yes. Commonwealth of Independent States is also referred to as CIS Nations in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Commonwealth of Independent States sit in the medical classification?
Commonwealth of Independent States falls under the broader medical category "Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: I01.615.500.188, Z01.586.200). 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 (D017517) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗