Holocaust

"Holocaust" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A massive slaughter, especially the systematic mass extermination of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps prior to and during World War II.

Descriptor ID	D017767
MeSH Number(s)	I01.198.240.903.149.500 I01.880.735.950.500.903.149.500
Concept/Terms	Holocaust Holocaust Holocausts

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Criminology [I01.198]
Crime [I01.198.240]
War Crimes [I01.198.240.903]
Genocide [I01.198.240.903.149]
Holocaust [I01.198.240.903.149.500]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Problems [I01.880.735]
Warfare and Armed Conflicts [I01.880.735.950]
Warfare [I01.880.735.950.500]
War Crimes [I01.880.735.950.500.903]
Genocide [I01.880.735.950.500.903.149]
Holocaust [I01.880.735.950.500.903.149.500]

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