Body Size

"Body Size" 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.

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The physical measurements of a body.

Descriptor ID	D049628
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600.115.100.160 E05.041.124.160 G07.100.100.160 G07.345.249.314
Concept/Terms	Body Size Body Size Body Sizes Size, Body Sizes, Body

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Body Size".

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]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Anthropometry [E05.041]
Body Weights and Measures [E05.041.124]
Body Size [E05.041.124.160]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Weights and Measures [G07.100.100]
Body Size [G07.100.100.160]
Growth and Development [G07.345]
Growth [G07.345.249]
Body Size [G07.345.249.314]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Body Size".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Body Size".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Body Size" by people in this website by year, and whether "Body Size" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 20 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	2	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2015	0	1	1
2016	0	2	2
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	2	3
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	1	2
2026	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Size" by people in Profiles.

Mariner BL, McCoy BM, Greenier A, Brassington L, Slikas E, Adjangba C, Cheng C, Marye A, Harrison BR, Bamberger T, Algavi Y, Muller E, Harris A, Rout E, Reichel C, Sohrab V, Karlsson E, Akey JM, Avery AC, Borenstein E, Promislow DEL, Snyder-Mackler N, Akey JM, Anderson RM, Borenstein E, Castelhano MG, Coleman AE, Creevy KE, Dunbar MD, Fajt VR, Hoffman JM, Jonlin EC, Kaeberlein M, Karlsson EK, Kerr KF, Ma J, MacLean EL, McGrath S, Olby NJ, Promislow DEL, Reed MJ, Ruple A, Schwartz SM, Shrager S, Snyder-Mackler N, Tolbert MK. Epigenetic aging and transposon dysregulation reflect size-related lifespan compression in dogs. Science. 2026 Oct 08; 394(6820):eaeb2986.

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Ruethers T, Sean A, Karnaneedi S, Chin R, Leeming MG, Nguyen V, Huerlimann R, Nugraha R, Bade P, Vij S, Shen X, Limviphuvadh V, Williamson NA, Domingos JA, Jerry DR, Maurer-Stroh S, Andiappan AK, Lopata AL. Fish size matters - Variable food allergen profiles in farmed and wild Malabar red snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus). Food Chem. 2026 Mar 15; 505:147950.

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Herrera-Álvarez S, Karlsson E, Ryder OA, Lindblad-Toh K, Crawford AJ. How to Make a Rodent Giant: Genomic Basis and Tradeoffs of Gigantism in the Capybara, the World's Largest Rodent. Mol Biol Evol. 2021 05 04; 38(5):1715-1730.

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Yue Y, Wang J, Shen P, Kim KH, Park Y. Methylglyoxal influences development of Caenorhabditis elegans via lin-41-dependent pathway. Food Chem Toxicol. 2021 Jun; 152:112238.

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Neale H, Garza-Mayers AC, Tam I, Yu J. Pediatric allergic contact dermatitis. Part 2: Patch testing series, procedure, and unique scenarios. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Feb; 84(2):247-255.

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Barreto I, Verma N, Quails N, Olguin C, Correa N, Mohammed TL. Patient size matters: Effect of tube current modulation on size-specific dose estimates (SSDE) and image quality in low-dose lung cancer screening CT. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Apr; 21(4):87-94.

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Mortzfeld BM, Taubenheim J, Klimovich AV, Fraune S, Rosenstiel P, Bosch TCG. Temperature and insulin signaling regulate body size in Hydra by the Wnt and TGF-beta pathways. Nat Commun. 2019 07 22; 10(1):3257.

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Wyatt H, Weir G, van Emmerik R, Jewell C, Hamill J. Whole-body control of anticipated and unanticipated sidestep manoeuvres in female and male team sport athletes. J Sports Sci. 2019 Oct; 37(19):2263-2269.

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Belfort MB, Edwards EM, Greenberg LT, Parker MG, Ehret DY, Horbar JD. Diet, weight gain, and head growth in hospitalized US very preterm infants: a 10-year observational study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 05 01; 109(5):1373-1379.

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Madias C, Maron BJ, Dau N, Estes NAM, Bir C, Link MS. Size as an Important Determinant of Chest Blow-induced Commotio Cordis. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018 09; 50(9):1767-1771.

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