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DB / Metadata Management Program (MMP): Using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in Cataloging


Fragment Searching

  • If you want to search for "Psychological Feedback" and you select the Find Terms with ALL Fragments button, MeSH Browser inserts an "and" between your two terms and the result is the single choice of Feedback, Psychological

Screen capture of MeSH Browser search results.

  • If you perform the same search but select Find Terms with ANY Fragment, MeSH Browser inserts an "or" between the two terms

Screen capture of the main MeSH Browser search screen with red arrow pointing to Find Terms with ANY Fragment.

Search Results

  • The result is a long list of terms that contain either "feedback" or "psychological"

Screen capture of MeSH Browser search results.


Last Reviewed: June 26, 2015