Delaware: State bounded on the north by Pennsylvania, on the west and south by Maryland, and on the east by Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

NIH MeSH · D003691Geographicals

Delaware

Definition

State bounded on the north by Pennsylvania, on the west and south by Maryland, and on the east by Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

MeSH classification

Z01.107.567.875.500.200

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Common questions about Delaware

What does Delaware mean in medicine?

State bounded on the north by Pennsylvania, on the west and south by Maryland, and on the east by Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. 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 Delaware known by any other names?

Delaware 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 Delaware sit in the medical classification?

Delaware falls under the broader medical category "Geographicals" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: Z01.107.567.875.500.200). 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 (D003691) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗