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Changed and Deleted MeSH Headings—2018

Changed and Deleted MeSH Headings—2018. NLM Tech Bull. 2017 Nov-Dec;(419):e5b.

2017 November 16 [posted]

Return to MEDLINE Data Changes—2018 article.


The Replaced-by Term replaces the heading in NLM databases and links to the full record in the MeSH Browser.

2018 Changed MeSH Headings

For the following 106 MeSH Headings, the preferred term was replaced by another term in the same record.


Replaced Term Replaced-by Term
6-Mercaptopurine Mercaptopurine
Advanced Glycosylation End Product-Specific Receptor Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products
Alismatidae Alismatales
Angiosperms Magnoliopsida
Antigen Peptide Transporter-1 ATP-Binding Cassette Sub-Family B Member 2
Antigen Peptide Transporter-2 ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family B, Member 3
Antigens, CD11 CD11 Antigens
Antigens, CD11a CD11a Antigen
Antigens, CD11b CD11b Antigen
Antigens, CD11c CD11c Antigen
Antigens, CD13 CD13 Antigens
Antigens, CD137 Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 9
Antigens, CD14 Lipopolysaccharide Receptors
Antigens, CD146 CD146 Antigen
Antigens, CD147 Basigin
Antigens, CD15 Lewis X Antigen
Antigens, CD151 Tetraspanin 24
Antigens, CD164 Endolyn
Antigens, CD18 CD18 Antigens
Antigens, CD2 CD2 Antigens
Antigens, CD24 CD24 Antigen
Antigens, CD27 Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7
Antigens, CD274 B7-H1 Antigen
Antigens, CD28 CD28 Antigens
Antigens, CD29 Integrin beta1
Antigens, CD3 CD3 Complex
Antigens, CD30 Ki-1 Antigen
Antigens, CD31 Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
Antigens, CD36 CD36 Antigens
Antigens, CD38 ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1
Antigens, CD4 CD4 Antigens
Antigens, CD40 CD40 Antigens
Antigens, CD43 Leukosialin
Antigens, CD44 Hyaluronan Receptors
Antigens, CD45 Leukocyte Common Antigens
Antigens, CD46 Membrane Cofactor Protein
Antigens, CD47 CD47 Antigen
Antigens, CD5 CD5 Antigens
Antigens, CD53 Tetraspanin-25
Antigens, CD55 CD55 Antigens
Antigens, CD56 CD56 Antigen
Antigens, CD57 CD57 Antigens
Antigens, CD58 CD58 Antigens
Antigens, CD59 CD59 Antigens
Antigens, CD63 Tetraspanin 30
Antigens, CD70 CD27 Ligand
Antigens, CD79 CD79 Antigens
Antigens, CD8 CD8 Antigens
Antigens, CD80 B7-1 Antigen
Antigens, CD81 Tetraspanin 28
Antigens, CD82 Kangai-1 Protein
Antigens, CD86 B7-2 Antigen
Antigens, CD9 Tetraspanin-29
Antigens, CD95 fas Receptor
Antigens, CD98 Heavy Chain Fusion Regulatory Protein 1, Heavy Chain
Antigens, CD98 Light Chains Fusion Regulatory Protein 1, Light Chains
Antigens, CD98 Fusion Regulatory Protein-1
Antigens, CD99 12E7 Antigen
Antigens, Thy-1 Thy-1 Antigens
Architecture as Topic Architecture
Beetles Coleoptera
Bias (Epidemiology) Bias
Cape Verde Cabo Verde
Cell Aging Cellular Senescence
Cell Phones Cell Phone
Comoviridae Secoviridae
Cycadophyta Cycadopsida
Dictionaries, Classical Dictionaries, Classical as Topic
Dictionaries, Dental Dictionaries, Dental as Topic
Dictionaries, Pharmaceutic Dictionaries, Pharmaceutic as Topic
Dictionaries, Polyglot Dictionaries, Polyglot as Topic
Dissertations, Academic as Topic Academic Dissertations as Topic
DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases
Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Chronic Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic
Electronic Cigarettes Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic Epidemiologic Study Characteristics
Fluticasone Propionate, Salmeterol Xinafoate Drug Combination Fluticasone-Salmeterol Drug Combination
Formularies, Dental Formularies, Dental as Topic
Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia Castleman Disease
Glycosylation End Products, Advanced Glycation End Products, Advanced
Hemocyanin Hemocyanins
Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated Glycated Hemoglobin A
Heterozygote Detection Genetic Carrier Screening
Human Engineering Ergonomics
Hydrogel Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate
Insects Insecta
Ketogenic Diet Diet, Ketogenic
Manuscripts, Medical Manuscripts, Medical as Topic
Medicine in Art Medicine in the Arts
Metabolic Syndrome X Metabolic Syndrome
Metrizoate Metrizoic Acid
Motion Pictures as Topic Motion Pictures
NADPH Oxidase NADPH Oxidases
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U.S.)
P-Glycoprotein ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family B, Member 1
P-Glycoproteins ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Sub-Family B
Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena and Processes Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena
Pinnipedia Caniformia
Psychological Phenomena and Processes Psychological Phenomena
Sexual Minorities Sexual and Gender Minorities
Sodium-Hydrogen Antiporter Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers
Sphincterotomy, Transhepatic Sphincterotomy, Transduodenal
Sublimation Sublimation, Psychological
Theales Ericales
Tracheobionta Tracheophyta
Vetiveria Chrysopogon

2018 Deleted MeSH Headings

The following seven MeSH Headings were deleted and replaced in 2018 MeSH.


Replaced Term Replaced-by Term
Anopheles gambiae Anopheles
Cecropiaceae Urticaceae
Cobra Venoms Elapid Venoms
Endamoeba histolytica Entamoeba histolytica
Gymnosperms Cycadopsida
Pseudocholinesterase Butyrylcholinesterase
Secernentea Nematoda

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