Sign Language MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Sign Language
Tree Number(s): E02.760.169.063.500.200.609.668; E02.831.200.609.668; F01.145.209.399.500; F01.145.209.530.702.668; L01.143.649.526.668
Unique ID: D012813
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012813
Scope Note: A system of hand gestures used for communication by those with HEARING LOSS or by people speaking different languages.
See Also: Medical Interpreting
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under MANUAL COMMUNICATION 1974-90; was heading 1963-65
Online Note: use MANUAL COMMUNICATION to search SIGN LANGUAGE 1974
History Note: 91(75)63-65; was see under MANUAL COMMUNICATION 1974-90; was heading 1963-65
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/07/17

No Qualifiers

Therapeutics [E02]
- Patient Care [E02.760]
  - Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
    - Aftercare [E02.760.169.063]
      - Rehabilitation [E02.760.169.063.500]
        
        Correction of Hearing Impairment [E02.760.169.063.500.200]
        
        Manual Communication [E02.760.169.063.500.200.609]
        
        Sign Language [E02.760.169.063.500.200.609.668]

Therapeutics [E02]
- Rehabilitation [E02.831]
  - Correction of Hearing Impairment [E02.831.200]
    - Manual Communication [E02.831.200.609]
      - Sign Language [E02.831.200.609.668]

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
- Behavior [F01.145]
  - Communication [F01.145.209]
    - Language [F01.145.209.399]
      - Sign Language [F01.145.209.399.500]

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
- Behavior [F01.145]
  - Communication [F01.145.209]
    - Nonverbal Communication [F01.145.209.530]
      - Manual Communication [F01.145.209.530.702]
        
        Sign Language [F01.145.209.530.702.668]

Information Science [L01]
- Communication [L01.143]
  - Nonverbal Communication [L01.143.649]
    - Manual Communication [L01.143.649.526]
      - Lipreading [L01.143.649.526.334]
      - Sign Language [L01.143.649.526.668]

Sign Language Preferred

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