MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Foreskin
Tree Number(s): A05.360.444.492.362
Unique ID: D052816
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D052816
Scope Note: The double-layered skin fold that covers the GLANS PENIS, the head of the penis.
Previous Indexing: Penis (1968-2006)
See Also: Circumcision, Male
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
Date Introduced: 2007/01/01
Last Updated: 2007/01/01

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)

Foreskin MeSH Descriptor Data 2026