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MeSH Heading: Rib Cage
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.570
Unique ID: D000070602
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000070602
Scope Note: The bony thoracic enclosure consisting of the vertebral column; the RIBS; the STERNUM; and the COSTAL CARTILAGE.
Entry Term(s): Costal Arch; Costal Margin; Rib Margin; Ribcage; Thoracic Cage
Previous Indexing: Ribs (1963-2016); Thorax (1963-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Date Introduced: 2017/01/01
Last Updated: 2017/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Rib Cage MeSH Descriptor Data 2026