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MeSH Heading: Thoracic Wall
Tree Number(s): A01.923.761.850
Unique ID: D035441
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D035441
Scope Note: The outer margins of the thorax containing SKIN, deep FASCIA; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; RIBS; STERNUM; and MUSCLES.
Entry Term(s): Chest Wall
NLM Classification #: WE 715
See Also: Pectoralis Muscles; Respiratory Muscles
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

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 Wall MeSH Descriptor Data 2025