Body Remains MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Body Remains
Tree Number(s): C23.550.260.127; I01.076.368.792; I01.198.780.937.883
Unique ID: D000071298
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071298
Scope Note: The physical entity of a deceased human or animal.
Entry Term(s): Animal Remains; Human Remains; Skeletal Remains
See Also: Forensic Anthropology
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Date Introduced: 2017/01/01
Last Updated: 2017/01/01

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)

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
- Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
  - Death [C23.550.260]

Social Sciences [I01]
- Anthropology [I01.076]
  - Anthropology, Physical [I01.076.368]

Social Sciences [I01]
- Criminology [I01.198]
  - Forensic Sciences [I01.198.780]
    - Forensic Medicine [I01.198.780.937]

Body Remains Preferred

Skeletal Remains Broader

Human Remains Narrower

Animal Remains Narrower

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