Diseases

Thoracic Diseases

Disorders affecting the organs of the thorax.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Disorders affecting the organs of the thorax.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Disease, Thoracic
  • Diseases, Thoracic
  • Thoracic Disease

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; CHEST PAIN is available

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Tree Number

  1. C08w.846

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thoracic Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013896. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013896
  2. Thoracic Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18553676