NIH MeSH · D046650Information Science

Medical Subject Headings

Also known asMedical Subject Heading · Subject Heading, Medical · Subject Headings, Medical · MeSH Headings

Definition

Controlled vocabulary thesaurus produced by the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. It consists of sets of terms naming descriptors in a hierarchical structure that permits searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH classification

  • L01.462.750.245.945.700.500

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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D046650) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗