Psychiatry and Psychology

Blushing

Involuntary reddening, especially of the face, associated with feelings of embarrassment, confusion or shame.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Involuntary reddening, especially of the face, associated with feelings of embarrassment, confusion or shame.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Blushings

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, psychology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

note category: do not confuse with FLUSHING

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Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.209w.530w.136w
  2. F02w.830w.158w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Blushing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001821. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001821
  2. Blushing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blushing
  3. Blushing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1338786