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Medical Subject Headings

Controlled vocabulary thesaurus produced by the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. It consists of sets of terms naming descriptors in a hierarchical structure that permits searching at various levels of specificity.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Controlled vocabulary thesaurus produced by the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. It consists of sets of terms naming descriptors in a hierarchical structure that permits searching at various levels of specificity.

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Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

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See Also

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • MeSH Headings
  • Medical Subject Heading
  • Subject Heading, Medical
  • Subject Headings, Medical

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings history, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

CATALOGER: Use NAF entry

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History Note

2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Subject Headings (1969-2004)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. L01w.462w.750.245w.945w.700w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046650. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046650
  2. Medical Subject Headings. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings
  3. Medical Subject Headings. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199897