Medical Subject Headings

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is a comprehensive controlled vocabulary developed by the National Library of Medicine to organize and categorize biomedical information. It assigns standardized terms to medical topics such as diseases, treatments, and anatomy, making it easier to find, search, and organize research articles, journals, and health resources. Think of MeSH as a precise indexing system that helps healthcare professionals, researchers, and students efficiently locate relevant medical information across vast databases like PubMed. It ensures consistency and improves the accuracy of medical searches and data retrieval.