NIH MeSH · D008097Geographicals
Lithuania
Definition
Country in eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus. The capital is Vilnius.
MeSH classification
- Z01.542.248.136.580
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Baltic States
The collective name for the republics of ESTONIA; LATVIA; and LITHUANIA on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. (Webster's New Geographical …
Estonia
A country in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia. The capital is Tallinn.
Latvia
A country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania. The capital is Riga.
Common questions about Lithuania
What does Lithuania mean in medicine?
Country in eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus. The capital is Vilnius. 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 Lithuania known by any other names?
Lithuania 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 Lithuania sit in the medical classification?
Lithuania falls under the broader medical category "Geographicals" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: Z01.542.248.136.580). 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 (D008097) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗