"Multilingualism" 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.
The ability to speak, read, or write several languages or many languages with some facility. Bilingualism is the most common form. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019303
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.559.423.452
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Multilingualism".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Multilingualism".
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Multilingualism" by people in Profiles.
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Shared neural geometries for bilingual semantic representations in human hippocampal neurons. Cell. 2026 Aug 06; 189(16):5065-5080.e10.
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Transcending Language Barriers: Can ChatGPT Be the Key to Enhancing Multilingual Accessibility in Health Care? J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 12; 21(12):1888-1895.
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Brief Report: Unexpected Bilingualism: A Case of a Russian Child With ASD. J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 May; 53(5):2153-2160.
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Vocabulary and Phonological Abilities Affect Dual Language Learners' Consonant Production Accuracy Within and Across Languages: A Large-Scale Study of 3- to 6-Year-Old Spanish-English Dual Language Learners. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2020 08 04; 29(3):1196-1211.
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Effects of Home Language, Oral Language Skills, and Cross-Linguistic Phonological Abilities on Whole-Word Proximity in Spanish-English-Speaking Children. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2019 02 21; 28(1):174-187.
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Agents of empathy: How medical interpreters bridge sociocultural gaps in genomic sequencing disclosures with Spanish-speaking families. Patient Educ Couns. 2019 05; 102(5):895-901.
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Portero versus portador: Spanish interpretation of genomic terminology during whole exome sequencing results disclosure. Per Med. 2017 11; 14(6):503-514.
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Mother Tongue. JAMA Oncol. 2017 11 01; 3(11):1471-1472.
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Interlocutor differential effects on the expressive language skills of Spanish-speaking English learners. Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2016 04; 18(2):166-77.
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Using a Community-Engaged Approach to Develop a Bilingual Survey about Psychosocial Stressors among Individuals of Mexican Origin. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015 Nov; 26(4):1456-71.