Mastication MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Mastication
Tree Number(s): G07.203.650.283.500; G10.261.330.500
Unique ID: D008409
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008409
Scope Note: The act and process of chewing and grinding food in the mouth.
Entry Term(s): Chewing
See Also: Tooth
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2016/06/23

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethnology (EH)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Physiological Phenomena [G07]
- Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
  - Nutritional Physiological Phenomena [G07.203.650]
    - Eating [G07.203.650.283]
      - Drinking [G07.203.650.283.249]
      - Mastication [G07.203.650.283.500]

Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena [G10]
- Digestive System Physiological Phenomena [G10.261]
  - Eating [G10.261.330]
    - Drinking [G10.261.330.249]
    - Mastication [G10.261.330.500]

Mastication Preferred

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