Marriage

"Marriage" 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.

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The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby individuals are joined together.

Descriptor ID	D008393
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263.315.500.500 I01.240.361.500.500 I01.880.853.150.423.500.500 N01.224.361.500.500 N01.824.308.500.500
Concept/Terms	Marriage Marriage Marriages Commonlaw Marriage Commonlaw Marriage Commonlaw Marriages Marriage, Commonlaw Marriages, Commonlaw Consensual Union Consensual Union Consensual Unions Union, Consensual Unions, Consensual Consummation of Marriage Consummation of Marriage Marriage Consummation Marriage Consummations Dowry Dowry Dowries Husband-Wife Comparisons Husband-Wife Comparisons Comparison, Husband-Wife Comparisons, Husband-Wife Husband Wife Comparisons Husband-Wife Comparison Intermarriage Intermarriage Intermarriages Marital Relationship Marital Relationship Marital Relationships Relationship, Marital Relationships, Marital Same-Sex Marriage Same-Sex Marriage Marriage, Same-Sex Marriages, Same-Sex Same Sex Marriage Same-Sex Marriages Marriage Duration Marriage Duration Duration, Marriage Marriage Patterns Marriage Patterns Marriage Pattern Marriage Postponement Marriage Postponement Marriage Postponements Postponement, Marriage Postponements, Marriage Mate Selection Mate Selection Mate Selections Selection, Mate Selections, Mate Multiple Marriages Multiple Marriages Marriages, Multiple Nuptiality Nuptiality Polygamy Polygamy Polygyny Polygyny Remarriage Remarriage Remarriages Arranged Marriage Arranged Marriage Arranged Marriages Marriage, Arranged Marriages, Arranged Marriage Age Marriage Age Age, Marriage Ages, Marriage Marriage Ages

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Marriage".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Family Characteristics [F01.829.263.315]
Marital Status [F01.829.263.315.500]
Marriage [F01.829.263.315.500.500]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Demography [I01.240]
Family Characteristics [I01.240.361]
Marital Status [I01.240.361.500]
Marriage [I01.240.361.500.500]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Family [I01.880.853.150]
Family Characteristics [I01.880.853.150.423]
Marital Status [I01.880.853.150.423.500]
Marriage [I01.880.853.150.423.500.500]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Family Characteristics [N01.224.361]
Marital Status [N01.224.361.500]
Marriage [N01.224.361.500.500]
Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]
Family Characteristics [N01.824.308]
Marital Status [N01.824.308.500]
Marriage [N01.824.308.500.500]

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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Marriage".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Marriage" by people in this website by year, and whether "Marriage" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 4 publications over 4 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2009 and 2013 and 2014 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1

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