List of MeSH codes (D20)

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The following is a partial list of the "D" codes for Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), as defined by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM).

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This list continues the information at List of MeSH codes (D13). Codes following these are found at List of MeSH codes (D23). For other MeSH codes, see List of MeSH codes.

The source for this content is the set of 2006 MeSH Trees from the NLM.

MeSH   D20 – complex mixtures

MeSH   D20.050 – acid rain

MeSH   D20.080 – ambergris

MeSH   D20.215 – biological products

MeSH   D20.350 – dust

MeSH   D20.475 – freund's adjuvant

MeSH   D20.601 – manure

MeSH   D20.666 – plant preparations

MeSH   D20.693 – radioactive pollutants

MeSH   D20.721 – soil

MeSH   D20.749 – tars

MeSH   D20.777 – tissue extracts

MeSH   D20.888 – venoms

MeSH   D20.944 – waste products

The list continues at List of MeSH codes (D23).

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