Wikipedia:WikiProject MeSH

WikiProject MeSH maps every descriptor in the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) vocabulary — the National Library of Medicine's authoritative controlled vocabulary for biomedical literature — to its corresponding Wikipedia article and Wikidata item. The goal is to identify coverage gaps: MeSH terms that should have a Wikipedia article but currently do not.

MeSH descriptors have been filtered to exclude purely systematic chemical names and publication-type entries, then classified into clinical and scientific topics. Each term is linked to its Wikidata item via property P486 (MeSH descriptor ID).

How to use this project

Each subpage lists MeSH descriptors in that area, sorted alphabetically within each topic. Terms that link to an existing Wikipedia article appear as bluelinks; terms without an article appear as redlinks. Each entry also includes a link to the corresponding Wikidata item and the MeSH descriptor ID.

Entry format

* [[Article Title]] — [[d:Q12345|Q12345]] <small>(MeSH: D000001)</small>

How you can help

• Pick a topic area from the subpage index below
• Look for redlinks — these are MeSH-recognized concepts without a Wikipedia article
• Click the Wikidata link to check for articles in other languages that could be translated
• Create a stub or redirect for terms that can be covered by an existing article
• Add {{MeSH name}} or {{Medical resources}} to articles that don't yet have them

Subpage index

Anatomy and Physiology

#	Subpage	Topics included
1	Cells – Musculoskeletal System	Cells, Nervous System, Musculoskeletal System
2	Cardiovascular System – Skin and Integumentary System	Cardiovascular System, Sense Organs, Tissues, Digestive System, Animal Structures, Urogenital System, Body Regions, Stomatognathic System, Hemic and Immune Systems, Fluids and Secretions, Embryonic Structures, Endocrine System, Plant Structures, Respiratory System, Viral/Fungal/Bacterial Structures, Skin and Integumentary System

Organisms

#	Subpage	Topics included
3	Viruses	Viruses
4	Bacteria, Organism Forms, and Algae	Bacteria, Organism Forms, Algae
5	Eukaryota (A–L)	Eukaryota (alphabetical: A through L)
6	Eukaryota (L–V)	Eukaryota (alphabetical: L through V)
7	Eukaryota (V–Z)	Eukaryota (alphabetical: V through Z)

Diseases and Clinical Medicine

#	Subpage	Topics included
8	Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases
9	Neurology	Neurology
10	Oncology and Urology	Oncology, Urology
11	Cardiology, Gastroenterology, and Pathological Conditions	Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Pathological Conditions and Signs
12	Congenital Disorders, Hematology, Injuries, Dentistry, and Pulmonology	Congenital and Genetic Disorders, Hematology, Wounds and Injuries, Dentistry and Oral Health, Pulmonology
13	Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Mental Disorders, ENT, and more	Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Metabolic and Nutritional Diseases, Mental Disorders, Substance-Related Disorders, Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), Endocrinology, Immunology and Allergy, Veterinary Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Diseases

Chemicals, Drugs, and Biochemistry

#	Subpage	Topics included
14	Pharmacological Actions and Nucleic Acids	Pharmacological Actions, Nucleic Acids and Nucleotides
15	Biological Factors and Inorganic Chemicals	Biological Factors, Inorganic Chemicals
16	Heterocyclic Compounds and Complex Mixtures	Heterocyclic Compounds, Complex Mixtures
17	Lipids, Carbohydrates, Hormones, Pharmaceuticals, and more	Lipids, Macromolecular Substances, Carbohydrates, Polycyclic Compounds, Hormones and Hormone Substitutes, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Biomedical and Dental Materials
18	Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins (1–G)	Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins (alphabetical: 1 through G)
19	Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins (G–P)	Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins (alphabetical: G through P)
20	Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins (P–T)	Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins (alphabetical: P through T)
21	Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins (T–Z)	Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins (alphabetical: T through Z)
22	Enzymes and Coenzymes (1–N)	Enzymes and Coenzymes (alphabetical: 1 through N)
23	Enzymes and Coenzymes (N–Z)	Enzymes and Coenzymes (alphabetical: N through Z)
24	Organic Chemicals (1–M)	Organic Chemicals (alphabetical: 1 through M)
25	Organic Chemicals (M–Z)	Organic Chemicals (alphabetical: M through Z)

Techniques, Equipment, and Health Care

#	Subpage	Topics included
26	Investigative Techniques	Investigative Techniques
27	Therapeutic Techniques	Therapeutic Techniques
28	Diagnostic Techniques	Diagnostic Techniques
29	Surgery, Facilities, and Medical Devices	Surgical Procedures, Health Care Facilities and Services, Medical Equipment and Devices
30	Health Care Administration, Dentistry Techniques, and Anesthesia	Health Care Economics, Health Services Administration, Dentistry Techniques, Health Occupations, Health Care Quality and Safety, Anesthesia and Analgesia

Biological and Physical Sciences

#	Subpage	Topics included
31	Genetics, Chemical Phenomena, and Physiology	Genetics, Chemical Phenomena, Physiology
32	Cell Biology, Metabolism, Immunology, and more	Cell Biology, Metabolism, Immunology, Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Natural Sciences, Physical Phenomena, Circulatory and Respiratory Physiology, Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiology, Microbiology
33	Biological Phenomena, Mathematics, and Organ System Physiology	Biological Phenomena, Mathematical Concepts, Digestive Physiology, Plant Physiology, Endocrine Physiology, Integumentary Physiology

Social Sciences, Humanities, and Other

#	Subpage	Topics included
34	Behavioral Sciences and Persons	Behavioral Sciences, Persons
35	Social Sciences, Psychology, and Information Science	Social Sciences, Psychological Phenomena, Information Science
36	Technology, Humanities, Education, Industries, and Human Activities	Technology and Food, Behavioral Disciplines, Humanities, Education, Non-Medical Industries, Population Characteristics, Human Activities
37	Geography, Food and Beverages	Geographic Locations, Food and Beverages, Uncategorized

Data sources

• MeSH descriptors are obtained from the NLM MeSH XML download.
• Topic classification is derived from MeSH tree numbers. Each descriptor's primary tree number prefix (2nd level) maps to a clinical or scientific topic.
• Wikidata matching uses P486 (MeSH descriptor ID) to link each term to its Wikidata item.

Participants

--Netha (talk) 19:56, 15 February 2026 (UTC)