Diseases

Fetal Weight

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

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Structured Summary

Abstract

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

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Body Weight, Fetal
  • Body Weights, Fetal
  • Fetal Body Weight
  • Fetal Body Weights
  • Fetal Weights
  • Weight, Fetal
  • Weights, Fetal

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethnology, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

mammalian only

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Body Weight (1965-1999)
  • Fetus (1965-1999)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C23.888w.144w.300
  2. E01w.370.600w.115.100.160.120w.300
  3. E01w.370.600w.115.450w.375w.300
  4. E05.041w.124.160.750w.300
  5. G07.100.100.160.120w.300
  6. G07.100.175w.313w.300
  7. G07.345.249.314.120w.300
  8. G07.345.500w.325w.235.937
  9. G08.686.280

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NLM Classification

WQ 210.5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fetal Weight. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020567. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020567
  2. Fetal Weight. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67172386