Fetus

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	A16.378
Concept/Terms	Fetus Fetus Fetuses Fetal Structures Fetal Structures Fetal Structure Structure, Fetal Structures, Fetal Mummified Fetus Mummified Fetus Fetus, Mummified Retained Fetus Retained Fetus Fetus, Retained Fetal Tissue Fetal Tissue Fetal Tissues Tissue, Fetal Tissues, Fetal

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Anatomy [A]
Embryonic Structures [A16]
Fetus [A16.378]

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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.

Bar chart showing 142 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 1997

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	3	4
1997	1	12	13
1998	1	7	8
2000	1	4	5
2001	1	6	7
2002	1	4	5
2003	2	7	9
2004	1	4	5
2005	0	2	2
2006	3	2	5
2007	3	1	4
2008	0	4	4
2009	7	1	8
2010	3	2	5
2011	1	1	2
2012	2	4	6
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	2	3
2015	5	1	6
2016	2	2	4
2017	2	3	5
2018	2	2	4
2019	0	2	2
2020	1	6	7
2021	1	3	4
2022	2	6	8
2023	1	1	2
2024	0	2	2
2025	0	1	1

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Burrill N, Teefey CP, Wright R, Huynh MH, Schindewolf E, Pilchman L, Crane H, Noyes AG, Roman A, Gulersen M, Moldenhauer JS. Phenotypic Expansion: Fetus With Cole-Carpenter Type 2 Presenting With Novel Neonatal Lethal Skeletal Dysplasia. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 05; 197(5):e63988.

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Gopee NH, Winheim E, Olabi B, Admane C, Foster AR, Huang N, Botting RA, Torabi F, Sumanaweera D, Le AP, Kim J, Verger L, Stephenson E, Ad?o D, Ganier C, Gim KY, Serdy SA, Deakin C, Goh I, Steele L, Annusver K, Miah MU, Tun WM, Moghimi P, Kwakwa KA, Li T, Basurto Lozada D, Rumney B, Tudor CL, Roberts K, Chipampe NJ, Sidhpura K, Englebert J, Jardine L, Reynolds G, Rose A, Rowe V, Pritchard S, Mulas I, Fletcher J, Popescu DM, Poyner E, Dubois A, Guy A, Filby A, Lisgo S, Barker RA, Glass IA, Park JE, Vento-Tormo R, Nikolova MT, He P, Lawrence JEG, Moore J, Ballereau S, Hale CB, Shanmugiah V, Horsfall D, Rajan N, McGrath JA, O'Toole EA, Treutlein B, Bayraktar O, Kasper M, Progatzky F, Mazin P, Lee J, Gambardella L, Koehler KR, Teichmann SA, Haniffa M. A prenatal skin atlas reveals immune regulation of human skin morphogenesis. Nature. 2024 11; 635(8039):679-689.

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W?hner M, Brechtelsbauer S, Friedrich N, Vorsatz C, Bulang J, Liang C, Schorr L, Beschin A, Guilliams M, Ravetch J, Nimmerjahn F, Biburger M. Tissue niche occupancy determines the contribution of fetal- versus bone-marrow-derived macrophages to IgG effector functions. Cell Rep. 2024 02 27; 43(2):113757.

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Park SU, DeCherney AH. The fetus need not be an antivaxxer. Fertil Steril. 2024 03; 121(3):439.

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Brar BK, Bober MB, Gough E, Hashmi SS, Hecht JT, Dujmusic L, Little ME, Modaff P, Pauli RM, Rodriguez-Buritica DF, Serna ME, Smid C, Legare JM, Hoover-Fong JE. Route of delivery does not impact postnatal surgical morbidity in pregnancies affected by fetal achondroplasia. Genet Med. 2023 07; 25(7):100845.

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Oliver EA, Finneran MM, Rood KM, Ma'ayeh M, Berghella V, Silver RM. Fetal Autopsy Rates in the United States: Analysis of National Vital Statistics. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 11 01; 140(5):869-873.

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Raymond M, Critchlow E, Rice SM, Wodoslawsky S, Berger SI, Hegde M, Empey PE, Al-Kouatly HB. Fetal pharmacogenomics: A promising addition to complex neonatal care. Mol Genet Metab. 2022 Sep-Oct; 137(1-2):140-145.

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Powel JE, Sham CE, Spiliopoulos M, Ferreira CR, Rosenthal E, Sinkovskaya ES, Brown S, Jelin AC, Al-Kouatly HB. Genetics of non-isolated hemivertebra: A systematic review of fetal, neonatal, and infant cases. Clin Genet. 2022 10; 102(4):262-287.

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Lynch B, Mallow M, Bodde KES, Castaldi-Micca D, Yanow S, N?das M. Addressing a Crisis in Abortion Access: A Case Study in Advocacy. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 07 01; 140(1):110-114.

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Boelig RC, Aghai ZH, Chaudhury S, Kazan AS, Chan JSY, Bergmann-Leitner E. Impact of COVID-19 disease and COVID-19 vaccination on maternal or fetal inflammatory response, placental pathology, and perinatal outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 10; 227(4):652-656.

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