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| Content | |
|---|---|
| Description | Medical subject headings. |
| Data types captured | controlled vocabulary |
| Contact | |
| Research center | United States National Library of Medicine National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| Laboratory | United States National Library of Medicine |
| Authors | F B ROGERS[1] |
| Primary citation | PMID 13982385 |
The following is a list of the codes for MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), a comprehensive controlled vocabulary for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences. It is a product of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM).
The prefixes (A01, etc.) are linked to more extensive sub-lists of codes; the medical terms are linked to articles on those topics.
The source for this content is the set of 2024 MeSH Trees from NLM.[2]
- A – Anatomy
- A01 – body regions (74 articles)
- A02 – musculoskeletal system (213 articles)
- A03 – digestive system (98 articles)
- A04 – respiratory system (46 articles)
- A05 – urogenital system (87 articles)
- A06 – endocrine system
- A07 – cardiovascular system
- A08 – nervous system
- A09 – sense organs
- A10 – tissues
- A11 – cells
- A12 – fluids and secretions
- A13 – animal structures
- A14 – stomatognathic system
- A15 – hemic and immune systems
- A16 – embryonic structures
- A17 – integumentary system
- A18 – plant structures
- A19 – fungal structures
- A20 – bacterial structures
- A21 – viral structures
- B – Organisms
- C – Diseases
- C01 – bacterial infections and mycoses
- C02 – virus diseases
- C03 – parasitic diseases
- C04 – neoplasms
- C05 – musculoskeletal diseases
- C06 – digestive system diseases
- C07 – stomatognathic diseases
- C08 – respiratory tract diseases
- C09 – otorhinolaryngologic diseases
- C10 – nervous system diseases
- C11 – eye diseases
- C12 – urologic and male genital diseases
- C13 – female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
- C14 – cardiovascular diseases
- C15 – hemic and lymphatic diseases
- C16 – congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities
- C17 – skin and connective tissue diseases
- C18 – nutritional and metabolic diseases
- C19 – endocrine system diseases
- C20 – immune system diseases
- C21 – disorders of environmental origin
- C22 – animal diseases
- C23 – pathological conditions, signs and symptoms
- C24 – occupational diseases
- C25 – chemically induced disorders
- C26 – wounds and injuries
- D – Chemicals and Drugs
- D01 – inorganic chemicals
- D02 – organic chemicals
- D03 – heterocyclic compounds
- D04 – polycyclic compounds
- D05 – macromolecular substances
- D06 – hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists
- D07 – none (enzymes and coenzymes)
- D08 – enzymes and coenzymes (carbohydrates)
- D09 – carbohydrates (lipids)
- D10 – lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)
- D11 – none (nucleic acids, nucleotides, and nucleosides)
- D12 – amino acids, peptides, and proteins
- D13 – nucleic acids, nucleotides, and nucleosides
- D20 – complex mixtures
- D23 – biological factors
- D25 – biomedical and dental materials
- D26 – pharmaceutical preparations
- D27 – chemical actions and uses
- E – Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
- E01 – diagnosis
- E02 – therapeutics
- E03 – anesthesia and analgesia
- E04 – surgical procedures, operative
- E05 – investigative techniques
- E06 – dentistry
- E07 – equipment and supplies
- F – Psychiatry and Psychology
- F01 – behavior and behavior mechanisms
- F02 – psychological phenomena and processes
- F03 – mental disorders
- F04 – behavioral disciplines and activities
- G – Phenomena and Processes
- G01 – physical phenomena
- G02 – chemical phenomena
- G03 – metabolism
- G04 – cell phenomena and immunity
- G05 – genetic phenomena
- G06 – microbiological phenomena
- G07 – physiological processes
- G08 – reproductive and urinary physiological phenomena
- G09 – circulatory and respiratory physiological phenomena
- G10 – digestive and oral physiological phenomena
- G11 – musculoskeletal and neural physiological phenomena
- G12 – immune system phenomena
- G13 – integumentary system physiological phenomena
- G14 – ocular physiological phenomena
- G15 – plant physiological phenomena
- G16 – biological phenomena
- G17 – mathematical concepts
- H – Disciplines and Occupations
- H01 – natural science disciplines
- H02 – health occupations
- I – Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
- J – Technology and Food and Beverages
- J01 – technology, industry, and agriculture
- J02 – food and beverages
- J03 – non-medical public and private facilities
- K – Humanities
- L – Information Science
- M – Persons
- N – Health Care
- N01 – population characteristics
- N02 – health care facilities, manpower, and services
- N03 – health care economics and organizations
- N04 – health services administration
- N05 – health care quality, access, and evaluation
- N06 – environment and public health
- V – Publication Characteristics
- V01 – publication components (publication type)
- V02 – publication formats (publication type)
- V03 – study characteristics (publication type)
- V04 – support of research
- Z – Geographic Locations
- Z01 – geographic locations
References
[edit]- ^ ROGERS, F B (Jan 1963). "Medical subject headings". Bull Med Libr Assoc. 51: 114–6. ISSN 0025-7338. PMC 197951. PMID 13982385.
- ^ "All MeSH Categories - MeSH - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
