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blood MeSH Qualifier Data 2026


MeSH Qualifier
blood
Unique ID
Q000097
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000097
Annotation
subhead only; for "in blood" or "blood in" animals or diseases; includes the presence of cells, coagulating elements, endogenous & exogenous chemical substances; not for "serology" ( = /‌immunology), nor for "serodiagnosis" ( = /‌diagnosis), nor for the presence of microbes or parasites in the blood in disease ( = /‌microbiology or /‌parasitology); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.10; DF: /‌blood or /BL
Scope Note
Used for the presence or analysis of substances in the blood; also for examination of, or changes in, the blood in disease states. It excludes serodiagnosis, for which the subheading diagnosis is used, and serology, for which immunology is used.
Entry Version
BLOOD
Abbreviation
BL
Online Note
search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/BL or BL (SH) or SUBS APPLY BL
History Note
67; used with Category C, D & F 1967-74; B2, C, D, F3 1975-86; B2, C, D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+ & PUERPERIUM+ 1987; B2, C, D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+, PUERPERIUM+ & SMOKING 1988; B2, C, D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+, PUERPERIUM+ & SMOKING+ 1989; B2, C, D1-24 & F3 1990 forward
Date Introduced
1967/01/01
Last Updated
2003/07/22
blood Preferred
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