Indians, North American
Also known asAmerican Indian, North · Indian, North American · North American Indian · North American Indians · Amerinds, North American · Amerind, North American · North American Amerind · North American Amerinds · Indigenous North Americans · American, Indigenous North · Indigenous North American · North American, Indigenous
Definition
Members of indigenous North American populations with pre-colonial contact origins.
MeSH classification
- M01.270.968.500.600
- M01.686.477.250.600
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D007198) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗