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MeSH Heading: Musculoskeletal System
Tree Number(s): A02
Unique ID: D009141
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009141
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; must be both musculo + skeletal, otherwise prefer BONE AND BONES or MUSCLES
Scope Note: The MUSCLES, bones (BONE AND BONES), and CARTILAGE of the body.
See Also: Musculoskeletal Development
Entry Combination: abnormalities:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities; growth & development:Musculoskeletal Development; physiology:Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/02/28

Entry Combination: abnormalities:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities; growth & development:Musculoskeletal Development; physiology:Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena
Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Musculoskeletal System MeSH Descriptor Data 2025