Bone Banks (also known as Bank, Bone, Banks, Bone): Centers for acquiring, characterizing, and storing bones or bone tissue for future use.

NIH MeSH · D018586Health Care

Bone Banks

Also known asBank, Bone · Banks, Bone · Bone Bank

Definition

Centers for acquiring, characterizing, and storing bones or bone tissue for future use.

MeSH classification

  • N02.278.065.900.205

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Common questions about Bone Banks

What does Bone Banks mean in medicine?
Centers for acquiring, characterizing, and storing bones or bone tissue for future use. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Bone Banks known by any other names?
Yes. Bone Banks is also referred to as Bank, Bone, Banks, Bone, Bone Bank in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Bone Banks sit in the medical classification?
Bone Banks falls under the broader medical category "Health Care" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: N02.278.065.900.205). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D018586) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗