Diseases

Weight Gain

Increase in BODY WEIGHT over existing weight.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Increase in BODY WEIGHT over existing weight.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Narrower headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

See Also

MeSH Record

Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Gain, Weight
  • Gains, Weight
  • Weight Gains

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

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

MeSH Record

History Note

89; was see BODY WEIGHT 1966-88

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Body Weight (1966-1988)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C23.888w.144w.243.926w
  2. G07.345.249.314.120w.200.926w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Weight Gain. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015430. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015430
  2. Weight Gain. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_gain
  3. Weight Gain. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3403879