Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is a standardized vocabulary used to categorize and index medical and health-related literature. Developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MeSH terms help researchers and healthcare professionals efficiently find relevant information in databases like PubMed. Each term represents a specific concept, and they can be organized into a hierarchical structure, allowing for broader or narrower searches. By using MeSH terms, users can improve the precision of their searches, ensuring they retrieve the most pertinent articles related to their topic of interest in the medical field.