Population Group
Caucasian
Cau·ca·sian [ kaw-kay-zhuhn ]
Definitions related to caucasian:
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(white) Denotes a person with European, Middle Eastern, or North African ancestral origin who identifies, or is identified, as White. (FDA)CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(white) A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. (OMB)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(caucasoid race) A group distinguished by classification according to physical features. This group, also called Europoid, centers around the Mediterranean Sea but includes other parts of Europe. (from Winick: Dictionary of Anthropology, 1972; American Heritage Dictionary, 2d College ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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