MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Thoracic Cavity
Tree Number(s): A01.923.761.800
Unique ID: D035423
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D035423
Annotation: prefer specifics
Scope Note: The region of the thorax that includes the PLEURAL CAVITY and MEDIASTINUM.
Entry Term(s): Cavitas thoracis
NLM Classification #: WF 970
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Introduced: 2003/01/01
Last Updated: 2016/08/09

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)

Thoracic Cavity MeSH Descriptor Data 2026