Eritrea: A country of eastern Africa, west of the Red Sea, bordered west and northwest by SUDAN, and south by ETHIOPIA. Its capital is Asmara.

NIH MeSH · D019017Geographicals

Eritrea

Definition

A country of eastern Africa, west of the Red Sea, bordered west and northwest by SUDAN, and south by ETHIOPIA. Its capital is Asmara.

MeSH classification

  • Z01.058.290.120.292

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Related concepts

Africa, Eastern

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Djibouti

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Ethiopia

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Kenya

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Common questions about Eritrea

What does Eritrea mean in medicine?
A country of eastern Africa, west of the Red Sea, bordered west and northwest by SUDAN, and south by ETHIOPIA. Its capital is Asmara. 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 Eritrea known by any other names?
Eritrea 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 Eritrea sit in the medical classification?
Eritrea falls under the broader medical category "Geographicals" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: Z01.058.290.120.292). 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 (D019017) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗