Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Medicine Chests

Boxes in which physicians kept their drugs and other medications, medical instruments and supplies, manuals, etc. As a carrying case or convenient storage receptacle, or a kind of portable pharmacy, the medicine chest was indispensable to the itinerant physician. The chest was usually larger and sturdier than a doctor's kit or bag.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Boxes in which physicians kept their drugs and other medications, medical instruments and supplies, manuals, etc. As a carrying case or convenient storage receptacle, or a kind of portable pharmacy, the medicine chest was indispensable to the itinerant physician. The chest was usually larger and sturdier than a doctor's kit or bag.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Chest, Medicine
  • Chests, Medicine
  • Medicine Chest

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Aspects Covered

13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, microbiology, parasitology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with the modern medicine cabinet: read MeSH definition; may be used for doctor's bags; often in hist contexts so check hist tags

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History Note

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  1. E07w.546w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Medicine Chests. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019026. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019026
  2. Medicine Chests. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_chest
  3. Medicine Chests. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6806761