List of MeSH codes
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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 can also serve as a thesaurus that facilitates searching. It is a product of the United States National Library of Medicine. Click on the prefixes (A01 etc.) in the list below to see detailed codes.
The source for content is from the 2006 MeSH Trees.[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
- 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
- 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)
- D12/20 – amino acids, peptides, and proteins (complex mixtures)
- D13/23 – nucleic acids, nucleotides, and nucleosides (biological factors)
- D14/25 – biomedical and dental materials
- D15/26 – pharmaceutical preparations
- D16/27 – chemical actions and uses
- D20 – complex mixtures
- D23 – biological factors
- 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 – Biological Sciences
- G01 – biological sciences
- G02 – health occupations
- G03 – environment and public health
- G04 – biological phenomena, cell phenomena, and immunity
- G05 – genetic processes
- G06 – biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition
- G07 – physiological processes
- G08 – reproductive and urinary physiology
- G09 – circulatory and respiratory physiology
- G10 – digestive, oral, and skin physiology
- G11 – musculoskeletal, neural, and ocular physiology
- G12 – chemical and pharmacologic phenomena
- G13 – genetic phenomena
- G14 – genetic structures
- H – Physical Sciences
- I – Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
- J – Technology and Food and Beverages
- J01 – technology, industry, and agriculture
- J02 – food and beverages
- 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
- 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
- ^ ROGERS, F B (Jan 1963). "Medical subject headings". Bull Med Libr Assoc. 51: 114–6. ISSN 0025-7338. PMC 197951. PMID 13982385.
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