Organ Size

"Organ 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.

MeSH information

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The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness.

Descriptor ID	D009929
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600.115.100.660 E05.041.124.715 G07.100.100.660 G07.345.249.690
Concept/Terms	Organ Size Organ Size Size, Organ Organ Weight Organ Weight Weight, Organ Organ Volume Organ Volume

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Organ 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]
Organ Size [E01.370.600.115.100.660]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Anthropometry [E05.041]
Body Weights and Measures [E05.041.124]
Organ Size [E05.041.124.715]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Weights and Measures [G07.100.100]
Organ Size [G07.100.100.660]
Growth and Development [G07.345]
Growth [G07.345.249]
Organ Size [G07.345.249.690]

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

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

Organ Size
Axial Length, Eye

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

Bar chart showing 127 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2007

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Year	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	2
1998	1	1
2000	1	1
2001	1	1
2002	5	5
2003	5	5
2004	7	7
2005	8	8
2006	5	5
2007	14	14
2008	4	4
2009	6	6
2010	4	4
2011	9	9
2012	5	5
2013	5	5
2014	7	7
2015	6	6
2016	8	8
2017	6	6
2018	1	1
2019	4	4
2020	5	5
2021	1	1
2023	1	1
2024	4	4
2025	2	2

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

Burke SL, Grudzien A, Li T, Goulett N, Barnes CP, Hanson K, DeKosky ST. Brain Structures Associated with Depression in Older Adults in the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2026 Mar; 39(2):207-224.

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Davies N, Lafleur A, Hochberg R, Walsh EJ, Wallace RL. Key to sessile gnesiotrochan rotifers: Lacinularia and Sinantherina (Monogononta; Flosculariidae). Zootaxa. 2025 Jan 22; 5575(1):177-193.

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Lafleur A, Davies N, Hochberg R, Walsh EJ, Wallace RL. Key to sessile gnesiotrochan rotifers: Floscularia (Monogononta; Flosculariidae). Zootaxa. 2024 Jun 20; 5471(4):401-421.

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Popovici OA, Fallahzadeh M, Saghaei N, Copeland R, Talamas E. A new species-group in Calliscelio Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) takes shape. Zootaxa. 2024 Jun 05; 5463(2):201-214.

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Hughes DF, Behangana M, Lukwago W, Menegon M, Dehling JM, Wagner P, Tilbury CR, South T, Kusamba C, Greenbaum E. Taxonomy of the Rhampholeon boulengeri Complex (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae): Five New Species from Central Africa's Albertine Rift. Zootaxa. 2024 May 30; 5458(4):451-494.

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McMenimen JD, Gauthier JM, Puri V, Vazquez Guillamet R. "Horses for courses" computed tomography or predicted total lung capacity for size matching in lung transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2024 Jun; 24(6):928-932.

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Vazquez Guillamet R, Rjob A, Bierhals A, Tague L, Marklin G, Halverson L, Witt C, Byers D, Hachem R, Gierada D, Brody SL, Takahashi T, Nava R, Kreisel D, Puri V, Trulock EP. Potential Role of Computed Tomography Volumetry in Size Matching in Lung Transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2023 Mar; 55(2):432-439.

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Morozov D, Parvin N, Conaway M, Oxley G, Baldelomar EJ, Cwiek A, deRonde K, Beeman SC, Charlton JR, Bennett KM. Estimating Nephron Number from Biopsies: Impact on Clinical Studies. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 01; 33(1):39-48.

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Saha S, Rattansingh A, Viswanathan K, Saha A, Martino R, Yadollahi A. Ultrasonographic Measurement of Pharyngeal-Airway Dimension and Its Relationship with Obesity and Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020 11; 46(11):2998-3007.

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Dou Y, Schindewolf E, Crowley TB, McGinn DM, Moldenhauer JS, Coleman B, Oliver ER, Sullivan KE. The Association of Fetal Thymus Size with Subsequent T Cell Counts in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. J Clin Immunol. 2020 07; 40(5):783-785.

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