List of MeSH codes
The following is a list of the codes for MeSH , 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.
The prefixes 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
- * A02 musculoskeletal system
- * A03 digestive system
- * A04 respiratory system
- * A05 urogenital system
- * 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
- * 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
- * D08 enzymes and coenzymes
- * D09 carbohydrates
- * D10 lipids
- * D11 none
- * 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
- * V02 publication formats
- * V03 study characteristics
- * V04 support of research
- Z Geographic Locations
- * Z01 geographic locations