"Fetus" 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.
The unborn young of a viviparous mammal, in the postembryonic period, after the major structures have been outlined. In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after CONCEPTION until BIRTH, as distinguished from the earlier EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN.
| Descriptor ID |
D005333
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A16.378
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| Concept/Terms |
Fetal Structures- Fetal Structures
- Fetal Structure
- Structure, Fetal
- Structures, Fetal
Fetal Tissue- Fetal Tissue
- Fetal Tissues
- Tissue, Fetal
- Tissues, Fetal
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fetus" by people in this website by year, and whether "Fetus" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2007 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2017 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2018 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2019 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 2022 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetus" by people in Profiles.
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Fetal Body Composition in Twins and Singletons. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Jun 01; 179(6):630-638.
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Fetal Body Composition and Organ Volume Trajectories in Association With Maternal Perceived Stress or Depressive Symptoms in the Fetal 3D Study. J Ultrasound Med. 2025 Jul; 44(7):1245-1259.
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Standardized Note Template Expedites Completion of Consults for Surgical Fetal Anomalies. J Surg Res. 2025 Feb; 306:299-305.
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Relationship between gestational weight gain with fetal body composition and organ volumes in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Fetal Dimensional Study: a prospective pregnancy cohort. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Feb; 121(2):367-375.
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"This is how we do it" Maternal and fetal anesthetic management for fetoscopic myelomeningocele repairs: the Texas Children's Fetal Center protocol. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2025 Feb; 61:104316.
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Maternal Glycemic Status and Longitudinal Fetal Body Composition and Organ Volumes Based on Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography. Diabetes Care. 2024 Dec 01; 47(12):2180-2188.
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Single cell dual-omic atlas of the human developing retina. Nat Commun. 2024 Aug 09; 15(1):6792.
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Initiation of metformin in early pregnancy results in fetal bioaccumulation, growth restriction, and renal dysmorphology in a primate model. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Sep; 231(3):352.e1-352.e16.
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Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors: A new-possible approach for in-utero medication therapy. Prenat Diagn. 2024 01; 44(1):88-98.
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Using MRI-derived observed-to-expected total fetal lung volume to predict lethality in fetal skeletal dysplasia. Pediatr Radiol. 2024 01; 54(1):43-48.