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In addition to the descriptor hierarchy, MeSH contains a small number of standard qualifiers (also known as subheadings), which can be added to descriptors to narrow down the topic. [8] For example, "Measles" is a descriptor and "epidemiology" is a qualifier; "Measles/epidemiology" describes the subheading of epidemiological articles about Measles.
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)
This category contains pages relating to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. A.
The following is a partial list of the "A" codes for Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), as defined by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM). This list continues the information at List of MeSH codes (A07). Codes following these are found at List of MeSH codes (A09). For other MeSH codes, see List of MeSH codes.
PubMed translates this initial search formulation and automatically adds field names, relevant MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) terms, synonyms, Boolean operators, and 'nests' the resulting terms appropriately, enhancing the search formulation significantly, in particular by routinely combining (using the OR operator) textwords and MeSH terms.
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) List of MeSH codes; Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) TIME-ITEM, ontology of topics in medical education; TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors; Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)
In cases when a medical- or anatomy-related term is a secondary use for a more common usage, only the medical (or anatomical) article requires a disambiguation. Most commonly, "percussion" is used to describe an instrument that makes sound when struck, so Percussion links directly to the article about the instrument; the medical usage of the ...
Optometry – branch of medicine that involves examining the eyes and applicable visual systems for defects or abnormalities as well as the medical diagnosis and management of eye disease. Orthopaedics – branch of medicine that deals with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system .