"Beauty" 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.
Characteristics or attributes of persons or things which elicit pleasurable feelings.
| Descriptor ID |
D001504
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.785.477.304 K01.752.210.304
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Beauty" by people in Profiles.
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Ideal Facial Proportions in Generative Artificial Intelligence: What Does Artificial Intelligence?Consider an Attractive Face? Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2026 01; 28(1):1-6.
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I like people who drink like me: Perceived appeal as a function of drinking status. Addict Behav. 2016 Feb; 53:125-31.
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The association between body esteem and sexual desire among college women. Arch Sex Behav. 2009 Oct; 38(5):866-72.
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A history of obesity, or how what was good became ugly and then bad. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2006 Oct; 13(4):421-7.
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Neuropsychologic impact of facial deformities in children. Neurodevelopmental role of the face in communication and bonding. Clin Plast Surg. 1998 Oct; 25(4):587-97, ix.