# Medical Subject Headings

**Medical Subject Headings** atau disingkat (MeSH) adalah pengaturan pendaftaran kata kedalam sebuah daftar kata (atau sistem metadata) untuk penggunaan indekfikasi artikal-artikal jurnal dan buku dalam ilmu kesehatan. Dibuat dan diperbaiki oleh United States National Library of Medicine atau (NLM), ini digunakan oleh pusat data artikel database MEDLINE / PubMed dan juga kumpulan katalog dan buku dari NLM. MeSH dapat di browse dan diunduh secara bebas dari ketentuan internet. sejak 2007 versi cetak sudah tiada lagi.

## Katagori

Hiraki penulisan pada MeSH adalah:

* Anatomy [A]
	+ MeSH *A01* --- body regions
	+ MeSH *A02* --- musculoskeletal system
	+ MeSH *A03* --- digestive system
	+ MeSH *A04* --- respiratory system
	+ MeSH *A05* --- urogenital system
	+ MeSH *A06* --- endocrine system
	+ MeSH *A07* --- cardiovascular system
	+ MeSH *A08* --- nervous system
	+ MeSH *A09* --- sense organs
	+ MeSH *A10* --- biological tissues
	+ MeSH *A11* --- cells
	+ MeSH *A12* --- fluids and secretions
	+ MeSH *A13* --- animal structures
	+ MeSH *A14* --- stomatognathic system
	+ MeSH *A15* --- hemic and immune systems
	+ MeSH *A16* --- embryonic structures
	+ MeSH *A17* --- integumentary system

* Organisms [B]
	+ MeSH *B01* --- animals
	+ MeSH *B02* --- algae
	+ MeSH *B03* --- bacteria
	+ MeSH *B04* --- viruses
	+ MeSH *B05* --- fungi
	+ MeSH *B06* --- plants
	+ MeSH *B07* --- archaea
	+ MeSH *B08* --- mesomycetozoea

* Diseases [C]
	+ MeSH *C01* --- bacterial infections and mycoses
	+ MeSH *C02* --- virus diseases
	+ MeSH *C03* --- parasitic diseases
	+ MeSH *C04* --- neoplasms
	+ MeSH *C05* --- musculoskeletal diseases
	+ MeSH *C06* --- digestive system diseases
	+ MeSH *C07* --- stomatognathic diseases
	+ MeSH *C08* --- respiratory tract diseases
	+ MeSH *C09* --- otorhinolaryngologic diseases
	+ MeSH *C10* --- nervous system diseases
	+ MeSH *C11* --- eye diseases
	+ MeSH *C12* --- urologic and male genital diseases
	+ MeSH *C13* --- female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
	+ MeSH *C14* --- cardiovascular diseases
	+ MeSH *C15* --- hemic and lymphatic diseases
	+ MeSH *C16* --- congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities
	+ MeSH *C17* --- skin and connective tissue diseases
	+ MeSH *C18* --- nutritional and metabolic diseases
	+ MeSH *C19* --- endocrine system diseases
	+ MeSH *C20* --- immune system diseases
	+ MeSH *C21* --- disorders of environmental origin
	+ MeSH *C22* --- animal diseases
	+ MeSH *C23* --- pathological conditions, signs and symptoms

* Chemicals and Drugs [D]
	+ MeSH *D01* --- inorganic chemicals
	+ MeSH *D02* --- organic chemicals
	+ MeSH *D03* --- heterocyclic compounds
	+ MeSH *D04* --- polycyclic compounds
	+ MeSH *D05* --- macromolecular substances
	+ MeSH *D06* --- hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists
	+ MeSH *D08* --- enzymes and coenzymes
	+ MeSH *D09* --- carbohydrates
	+ MeSH *D10* --- lipids
	+ MeSH *D12* --- amino acids, peptides, and proteins
	+ MeSH *D13* --- nucleic acids, nucleotides, and nucleosides
	+ MeSH *D20* --- complex mixtures
	+ MeSH *D23* --- biological factors
	+ MeSH *D25* --- biomedical and dental materials
	+ MeSH *D26* --- pharmaceutical preparations
	+ MeSH *D27* --- chemical actions and uses

* Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
	+ MeSH *E01* --- diagnosis
	+ MeSH *E02* --- therapeutics
	+ MeSH *E03* --- anesthesia and analgesia
	+ MeSH *E04* --- surgical procedures, operative
	+ MeSH *E05* --- investigative techniques
	+ MeSH *E06* --- dentistry
	+ MeSH *E07* --- equipment and supplies

* Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
	+ MeSH *F01* --- behavior and behavior mechanisms
	+ MeSH *F02* --- psychological phenomena and processes
	+ MeSH *F03* --- mental disorders
	+ MeSH *F04* --- behavioral disciplines and activities

* Biological Sciences [G]
	+ MeSH *G01* --- biological sciences
	+ MeSH *G02* --- health occupations
	+ MeSH *G03* --- environment and public health
	+ MeSH *G04* --- biological phenomena, cell phenomena, and immunity
	+ MeSH *G05* --- genetic processes
	+ MeSH *G06* --- biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition
	+ MeSH *G07* --- physiological processes
	+ MeSH *G08* --- reproductive and urinary physiology
	+ MeSH *G09* --- circulatory and respiratory physiology
	+ MeSH *G10* --- digestive, oral, and skin physiology
	+ MeSH *G11* --- musculoskeletal, neural, and ocular physiology
	+ MeSH *G12* --- chemical and pharmacologic phenomena
	+ MeSH *G13* --- genetic phenomena
	+ MeSH *G14* --- genetic structures

* Physical Sciences [H]
	+ MeSH *H01* --- natural sciences

* Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
	+ MeSH *I01* --- social sciences
	+ MeSH *I02* --- education
	+ MeSH *I03* --- human activities

* Technology and Food and Beverages [J]
	+ MeSH *J01* --- technology, industry, and agriculture
	+ MeSH *J02* --- food and beverages

* Humanities [K]
	+ MeSH *K01* --- humanities

* Information Science [L]
	+ MeSH *L01* --- information science

* Persons [M]
	+ MeSH *M01* --- persons

* Health Care [N]
	+ MeSH *N01* --- population characteristics
	+ MeSH *N02* --- health care facilities, manpower, and services
	+ MeSH *N03* --- health care economics and organizations
	+ MeSH *N04* --- health services administration
	+ MeSH *N05* --- health care quality, access, and evaluation

* Publication Characteristics [V]
	+ MeSH *V01* --- publication components (publication type)
	+ MeSH *V02* --- publication formats (publication type)
	+ MeSH *V03* --- study characteristics (publication type)
	+ MeSH *V04* --- support of research

* Geographic Locations [Z]
	+ MeSH *Z01* --- geographic locations

## Pranala luar

* Medical Subject Heading Home provided by National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
* MeSH database tutorials
* Browsing MeSH:
	+ Entrez
	+ MeSH Browser
	+ GoPubMed (above)
	+ MeSHine Diarsipkan 2010-10-31 di Wayback Machine.
	+ Reference.MD
	+ SHARing Point Diarsipkan 2006-11-26 di Wayback Machine.
* List of qualifiers - 2008