Crown-Rump Length

"Crown-Rump Length" 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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In utero measurement corresponding to the sitting height (crown to rump) of the fetus. Length is considered a more accurate criterion of the age of the fetus than is the weight. The average crown-rump length of the fetus at term is 36 cm. (From Williams Obstetrics, 18th ed, p91)

Descriptor ID	D018568
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600.115.100.160.100.500 E05.041.124.160.500.500 G07.100.100.160.100.500 G07.100.100.250 N06.850.505.200.100.400
Concept/Terms	Crown-Rump Length Crown-Rump Length Crown Rump Length Crown-Rump Lengths Length, Crown-Rump Lengths, Crown-Rump

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Crown-Rump Length".

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]
Body Height [E01.370.600.115.100.160.100]
Crown-Rump Length [E01.370.600.115.100.160.100.500]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Anthropometry [E05.041]
Body Weights and Measures [E05.041.124]
Body Size [E05.041.124.160]
Body Height [E05.041.124.160.500]
Crown-Rump Length [E05.041.124.160.500.500]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Weights and Measures [G07.100.100]
Body Size [G07.100.100.160]
Body Height [G07.100.100.160.100]
Crown-Rump Length [G07.100.100.160.100.500]
Crown-Rump Length [G07.100.100.250]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Biometry [N06.850.505.200]
Anthropometry [N06.850.505.200.100]
Crown-Rump Length [N06.850.505.200.100.400]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Crown-Rump Length".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Crown-Rump Length".

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