Incest

"Incest" 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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Sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry.

Descriptor ID	D007179
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.735.442
Concept/Terms	Incest Incest

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Problems [I01.880.735]
Incest [I01.880.735.442]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Incest".

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