Terms & Properties

Concept Unique Identifier (CUI): C0206155

NCI Thesaurus Code: C26320  (see NCI Thesaurus info)

Semantic Type: Geographic Area

NCIt Definition: A group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. These islands curve southward from the bottom tip of Florida to the Northwest of Venezuela in South America. There are at least 7,000 islands, islets, reefs and cayes in the region. There exist twenty-five territories, including sovereign states, overseas departments and dependencies.

MSH Definition: The area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)

Caribbean Region

Caribbean Sea Region

Caribbean

The Caribbean

West Indies Region

West Indies

External Source Codes: 

NCI Thesaurus Code

C26320 (see NCI Thesaurus info)

Other Properties:

Name	Value	Source
AN	general or unspecified for Caribbean Sea, region, islands or population; do not confuse entry term WEST INDIES REGION with WEST INDIES or any of its specific islands	MSH
AQL	EH EP	MSH
DC	4	MSH
DX	19940101	MSH
HN	94	MSH
MDA	19930526	MSH
MMR	19950608	MSH
MN	Z01.107.084	MSH
TERMUI	T052918	MSH
TERMUI	T052919	MSH
TERMUI	T052920	MSH
TERMUI	T052921	MSH
TH	LCSH (1989)	MSH
TH	NLM (1994)	MSH
TH	POPLINE (1978)	MSH

Additional Concept Data:  (none)

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