List of MeSH codes

Medical subject headings
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
Primary citation	PMID 13982385

Last updated May 04, 2024

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
- 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
- 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
- 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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References

↑ 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.

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[1] ROGERS, F B (Jan 1963). "Medical subject headings". Bull Med Libr Assoc. 51: 114–6. ISSN 0025-7338. PMC 197951 . PMID 13982385.

[2] "All MeSH Categories - MeSH - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

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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