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.
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 A18plant structures A19fungal structures A20bacterial structures A21viral structures B Organisms B01 eukaryota (animals, plants, fungi) B02 archaea B03 bacteria B04 viruses B05 organism forms 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 C24occupational diseases C25chemically induced disorders C26wounds 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 G15plant physiological phenomena G16biological phenomena G17mathematical concepts HDisciplines and Occupations H01 natural science disciplines H02health occupations I Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena I01 social sciences I02 education I03 human activities J Technology and Food and Beverages J01 technology, industry, and agriculture J02 food and beverages J03 non-medical public and private facilities K Humanities K01 humanities L Information Science L01 information science M Persons M01 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
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