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Medically Unexplained Symptoms MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Tree Number(s)
C23.888.541
Unique ID
D000071896
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071896
Scope Note
Persistent health symptoms which remain unexplained after a complete medical evaluation. A cluster of symptoms that consistently appear together but without a known cause are referred to as a MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYNDROME (MUS).
Entry Term(s)
Somatic Symptoms
NLM Classification #
WB 143
Previous Indexing
Somatoform Disorders (1985-2016)
Public MeSH Note
2017
History Note
2017
Date Established
2017/01/01
Date of Entry
2016/07/08
Revision Date
2016/06/23

No Qualifiers
Medically Unexplained Symptoms Preferred
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