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Descriptor English: Infant, Large for Gestational Age
Descriptor Spanish: Bebé Grande para la Edad Gestacional
Descriptor recién nacido grande para la edad gestacional
Entry term(s) bebé de peso elevado al nacer
bebé grande para la edad gestacional
lactante de peso elevado al nacer
lactante grande para la edad gestacional
neonato de peso elevado al nacer
neonato grande para la edad gestacional
recién nacido de peso elevado al nacer
Scope note: Recién nacido cuyo PESO AL NACER es mayor que el percentil 90 para una edad gestacional dada.
Descriptor Portuguese: Recém-Nascido Grande para a Idade Gestacional
Descriptor French: Nouveau-né de poids élevé pour l'âge gestationnel
Entry term(s): High Birth Weight Infant
High-Birth-Weight Infant
High-Birth-Weight Infants
Infant, High-Birth-Weight
Infant, LGA
Infant, Large-for-Gestational-Age
Infants, High-Birth-Weight
Infants, LGA
Infants, Large-for-Gestational-Age
LGA Infant
LGA Infants
Large for Gestational Age Infant
Large-for-Gestational-Age Infant
Large-for-Gestational-Age Infants
Tree number(s): M01.060.703.520.230
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000094522
Scope note: Infants whose BIRTH WEIGHT is larger than the 90th percentile for a given gestational age.
Annotation: check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN; do not confuse with FETAL MACROSOMIA or INFANT, POSTMATURE
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
GD growth & development
IM immunology
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PX psychology
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Fetal Macrosomia (1987-2022)
Public MeSH Note: 2023
History Note: 2023
DeCS ID: 60253
Unique ID: D000094522
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/12
Revision Date: 2022/07/11
Infant, Large for Gestational Age - Preferred
Concept UI M000756049
Scope note Infants whose BIRTH WEIGHT is larger than the 90th percentile for a given gestational age.
Preferred term Infant, Large for Gestational Age
Entry term(s) High Birth Weight Infant
High-Birth-Weight Infant
High-Birth-Weight Infants
Infant, High-Birth-Weight
Infant, LGA
Infant, Large-for-Gestational-Age
Infants, High-Birth-Weight
Infants, LGA
Infants, Large-for-Gestational-Age
LGA Infant
LGA Infants
Large for Gestational Age Infant
Large-for-Gestational-Age Infant
Large-for-Gestational-Age Infants



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