Israel: A country in the Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon. The capital is Jerusalem.

NIH MeSH · D007557Geographicals

Israel

Definition

A country in the Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon. The capital is Jerusalem.

MeSH classification

  • Z01.252.245.500.375

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Common questions about Israel

What does Israel mean in medicine?
A country in the Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon. The capital is Jerusalem. 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 Israel known by any other names?
Israel 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 Israel sit in the medical classification?
Israel falls under the broader medical category "Geographicals" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: Z01.252.245.500.375). 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 (D007557) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗