Fetal Weight

"Fetal Weight" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The weight of the FETUS in utero. It is usually estimated by various formulas based on measurements made during PRENATAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY.

Descriptor ID	D020567
MeSH Number(s)	C23.888.144.300 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.300 E05.041.124.160.750.300 G07.100.100.160.120.300 G07.345.249.314.120.300 G07.345.500.325.235.937 G08.686.280
Concept/Terms	Fetal Weight Fetal Weight Fetal Weights Weight, Fetal Weights, Fetal Body Weight, Fetal Body Weights, Fetal Fetal Body Weight Fetal Body Weights

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fetal Weight".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Body Weight [C23.888.144]
Fetal Weight [C23.888.144.300]
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Body Constitution [E01.370.600.115]
Body Weights and Measures [E01.370.600.115.100]
Body Size [E01.370.600.115.100.160]
Body Weight [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120]
Fetal Weight [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.300]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Anthropometry [E05.041]
Body Weights and Measures [E05.041.124]
Body Size [E05.041.124.160]
Body Weight [E05.041.124.160.750]
Fetal Weight [E05.041.124.160.750.300]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Weights and Measures [G07.100.100]
Body Size [G07.100.100.160]
Body Weight [G07.100.100.160.120]
Fetal Weight [G07.100.100.160.120.300]
Growth and Development [G07.345]
Growth [G07.345.249]
Body Size [G07.345.249.314]
Body Weight [G07.345.249.314.120]
Fetal Weight [G07.345.249.314.120.300]
Morphogenesis [G07.345.500]
Embryonic and Fetal Development [G07.345.500.325]
Fetal Development [G07.345.500.325.235]
Fetal Weight [G07.345.500.325.235.937]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Fetal Weight [G08.686.280]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Fetal Weight".

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