Illegitimacy

"Illegitimacy" 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 state of birth outside of wedlock. It may refer to the offspring or the parents.

Descriptor ID	D007086
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.225.465 I01.880.735.424
Concept/Terms	Illegitimacy Illegitimacy Unmarried Mothers Unmarried Mothers Mother, Unmarried Mothers, Unmarried Unmarried Mother Unmarried Fathers Unmarried Fathers Father, Unmarried Fathers, Unmarried Unmarried Father Legitimacy Legitimacy Premarital Pregnancy Premarital Pregnancy Pregnancy, Premarital Pregnancies, Premarital Premarital Pregnancies

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Family [I01.880.225]
Illegitimacy [I01.880.225.465]
Social Problems [I01.880.735]
Illegitimacy [I01.880.735.424]

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