Motor Vehicles (also known as Motor Vehicle, Vehicle, Motor): AUTOMOBILES, trucks, buses, or similar engine-driven conveyances. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

NIH MeSH · D018986Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Motor Vehicles

Also known asMotor Vehicle · Vehicle, Motor · Vehicles, Motor · Trucks · Truck · Buses · Armored Vehicles · Armored Vehicle · Vehicle, Armored · Vehicles, Armored · Tanks · Tank

Definition

AUTOMOBILES, trucks, buses, or similar engine-driven conveyances. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

MeSH classification

  • J01.937.500

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Common questions about Motor Vehicles

What does Motor Vehicles mean in medicine?
AUTOMOBILES, trucks, buses, or similar engine-driven conveyances. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) 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 Motor Vehicles known by any other names?
Yes. Motor Vehicles is also referred to as Motor Vehicle, Vehicle, Motor, Vehicles, Motor, Trucks in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Motor Vehicles sit in the medical classification?
Motor Vehicles falls under the broader medical category "Technology, Industry, and Agriculture" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: J01.937.500). 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 (D018986) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗