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MeSH Heading: Thorax
Tree Number(s): A01.923.761
Unique ID: D013909
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013909
Annotation: /surg = THORACIC SURGERY, the specialty (Cat G2) or THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES (Cat E4); "intrathoracic" could be THORAX or HEART or LUNG or RIBS: check text; chest pain = CHEST PAIN
Scope Note: The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Entry Term(s): Chest; Thoraces
NLM Classification #: WE 715
See Also: Mass Chest X-Ray; Radiography, Thoracic; Thoracic Surgery; Thoracoplasty; Thoracoscopy; Thoracostomy; Thoracotomy
Public MeSH Note: /surgery ( = THORACIC SURGERY as of 1980) was used for indexing 1966-79
Online Note: search THORAX/SU under THORACIC SURGERY 1966-79
History Note: /surgery was used for indexing 1966-79
Entry Combination: injuries:Thoracic Injuries
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Entry Combination: injuries:Thoracic Injuries
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)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Thorax MeSH Descriptor Data 2024