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General Surgery MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
General Surgery
Tree Number(s)
H02.403.810.300
Unique ID
D013502
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013502
Annotation
use for the specialty only; prefer /‌surg with organs and diseases; use SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE or specifics for the surgery patient or surgical procedures
Scope Note
A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.
Entry Term(s)
Surgery
See Also
Barber Surgeons
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Public MeSH Note
2009; see SURGERY 1974-2008
History Note
2009 (1974)
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2015/06/23
General Surgery Preferred
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