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Changed and Deleted MeSH Headings—2020

Changed and Deleted MeSH Headings—2020. NLM Tech Bull. 2019 Nov-Dec;(431):e6b

2019 December 06 [posted]

Return to MEDLINE Data Changes—2020 article.


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

2020 Changed MeSH Headings

For the following 93 MeSH Headings, the preferred term was replaced by another term in the same record.


Replaced Term Replaced-by Term
Abstracting and Indexing as Topic Abstracting and Indexing
Advertising as Topic Advertising
Allethrin Allethrins
Anterior Cerebellar Commissure Anterior Commissure, Brain
Aspirations (Psychology) Aspirations, Psychological
Autobiography as Topic Autobiographies as Topic
Bibliography as Topic Bibliographies as Topic
Biography as Topic Biographies as Topic
Bornanes Camphanes
Catchment Area (Health) Catchment Area, Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S.) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.
Cercopithecus aethiops Chlorocebus aethiops
Codependency (Psychology) Codependency, Psychological
Conditioning (Psychology) Conditioning, Psychological
Conflict (Psychology) Conflict, Psychological
Confounding Factors (Epidemiology) Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
Copper-transporting ATPases Copper-Transporting ATPases
Countertransference (Psychology) Countertransference
Critical Period (Psychology) Critical Period, Psychological
Decapoda (Crustacea) Decapoda
Denial (Psychology) Denial, Psychological
Dependency (Psychology) Dependency, Psychological
Diary as Topic Diaries as Topic
Discrimination (Psychology) Discrimination, Psychological
Displacement (Psychology) Displacement, Psychological
Diterpenes, Abietane Abietanes
Dolichol Dolichols
Duplicate Publication as Topic Duplicate Publications as Topic
Early Intervention (Education) Early Intervention, Educational
Earth (Planet) Earth, Planet
Exhibits as Topic Exhibitions as Topic
Extraversion (Psychology) Extraversion, Psychological
Extreme Cold Extreme Cold Weather
Fermented Foods Fermented Foods and Beverages
Fetishism (Psychiatric) Fetishism, Psychiatric
Focused Assessment with Sonography of Trauma Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
Generalization (Psychology) Generalization, Psychological
Glycophorin Glycophorins
Handling (Psychology) Handling, Psychological
Healthy Diet Diet, Healthy
Helix (Snails) Helix, Snails
Hypersomnolence, Idiopathic Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Identification (Psychology) Identification, Psychological
Imagery (Psychotherapy) Imagery, Psychotherapy
Imprinting (Psychology) Imprinting, Psychological
Infection Infections
Inhibition (Psychology) Inhibition, Psychological
Introversion (Psychology) Introversion, Psychological
Knowledge of Results (Psychology) Knowledge of Results, Psychological
L Cells (Cell Line) L Cells
Latency Period (Psychology) Latency Period, Psychological
Learning Disorders Learning Disabilities
Lewis Blood-Group System Lewis Blood Group Antigens
Literature Based Discovery Knowledge Discovery
Macedonia (Republic) Republic of North Macedonia 
Mainstreaming (Education) Mainstreaming, Education
Mercury (Planet) Mercury, Planet
Mitochondrial Degradation Mitophagy
Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis Moraxella catarrhalis
Moraxella (Moraxella) bovis Moraxella bovis
MTOR Associated Protein, LST8 Homolog mTOR Associated Protein, LST8 Homolog
National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Health and Medicine Division National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) National Academy of Sciences, U.S.
National Center for Health Care Technology (U.S.) National Center for Health Care Technology, U.S.
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) National Center for Health Statistics, U.S.
National Health Planning Information Center (U.S.) National Health Planning Information Center, U.S.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (U.S.) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.
Neural Networks (Computer) Neural Networks, Computer
Nucleopolyhedrovirus Nucleopolyhedroviruses
Nurseries Nurseries, Infant
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Power (Psychology) Power, Psychological
Practice (Psychology) Practice, Psychological
Process Assessment (Health Care) Process Assessment, Health Care
Programmed Instruction as Topic Programmed Instructions as Topic
Recognition (Psychology) Recognition, Psychology
Regression (Psychology) Regression, Psychology
Reinforcement (Psychology) Reinforcement, Psychology
Rejection (Psychology) Rejection, Psychology
Retention (Psychology) Retention, Psychology
Set (Psychology) Set, Psychology
Shadowing (Histology) Shadowing Technique, Histology
Skates (Fish) Skates, Fish
SOS Response (Genetics) SOS Response, Genetics
Street Drugs Illicit Drugs
Study Guide as Topic Study Guides as Topic
Swaziland Eswatini
Transfer (Psychology) Transfer, Psychology
Transference (Psychology) Transference, Psychology
Unconscious (Psychology) Unconscious, Psychology
Xenarthra Cingulata

2020 Deleted MeSH Headings

The following four MeSH Headings were deleted and replaced in 2020 MeSH.


Replaced Term Replaced-by Term
Cascara Rhamnus
Coniferophyta Tracheophyta
Punicaceae Lythraceae
Taxodiaceae Cupressaceae

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