Conscience

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"Conscience" 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.

MeSH information

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The cognitive and affective processes which constitute an internalized moral governor over an individual's moral conduct.

Descriptor ID	D003242
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.500.359 K01.316.630.350 K01.752.256.547.359
Concept/Terms	Conscience Conscience Consciences

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

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Morals [F01.829.500]
Conscience [F01.829.500.359]
Humanities [K]
Humanities [K01]
Ethics [K01.316]
Morals [K01.316.630]
Conscience [K01.316.630.350]
Philosophy [K01.752]
Ethics [K01.752.256]
Morals [K01.752.256.547]
Conscience [K01.752.256.547.359]

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

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

publications

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