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Body Composition
MeSH Descriptor Data 2026
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MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Body Composition
Tree Number(s)
G02.111.130
G03.180
G07.100.049
Unique ID
D001823
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001823
Scope Note
The relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat.
See Also
Anthropometry
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2016/05/02
Allowable Qualifiers
drug effects (DE)
genetics (GE)
immunology (IM)
physiology (PH)
radiation effects (RE)
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Acid-Base Equilibrium [G02.111.007]
Acylation [G02.111.012]
Aerobiosis [G02.111.017]
Agglutination [G02.111.026]
Alkylation [G02.111.035]
Allosteric Regulation [G02.111.044]
Amination [G02.111.053]
Anaerobiosis [G02.111.062]
Autotrophic Processes [G02.111.071]
Base Composition [G02.111.080]
Binding, Competitive [G02.111.084]
Biocatalysis [G02.111.086]
Biomineralization [G02.111.092]
Biosynthetic Pathways [G02.111.098]
Biotinylation [G02.111.109]
Body Composition [G02.111.130]
Body Fat Distribution [G02.111.130.134]
Brain Chemistry [G02.111.150]
Carbohydrate Metabolism [G02.111.158]
Citric Acid Cycle [G02.111.165]
Cyclization [G02.111.180]
Dealkylation [G02.111.188]
Deamination [G02.111.192]
Decarboxylation [G02.111.195]
DNA Cleavage [G02.111.210]
DNA Methylation [G02.111.218]
DNA Repair [G02.111.222]
DNA Replication [G02.111.225]
Down-Regulation [G02.111.240]
Electron Transport [G02.111.248]
Energy Transfer [G02.111.255]
Enzyme Activation [G02.111.263]
Esterification [G02.111.270]
Halogenation [G02.111.323]
Heterotrophic Processes [G02.111.375]
Hydrogenation [G02.111.380]
Hydroxylation [G02.111.385]
Kinetics [G02.111.490]
Lipid Peroxidation [G02.111.515]
Lipogenesis [G02.111.528]
Lipolysis [G02.111.534]
Lipoylation [G02.111.540]
Melanogenesis [G02.111.545]
Membrane Fluidity [G02.111.550]
Molecular Mimicry [G02.111.560]
Molecular Structure [G02.111.570]
Nitrogen Cycle [G02.111.587]
Nitrosation [G02.111.595]
Nucleic Acid Denaturation [G02.111.603]
Nucleic Acid Hybridization [G02.111.611]
Nucleic Acid Renaturation [G02.111.619]
Osmoregulation [G02.111.635]
Osmosis [G02.111.655]
Peptide Biosynthesis [G02.111.660]
Phosphorylation [G02.111.665]
Phototrophic Processes [G02.111.669]
Prenylation [G02.111.672]
Protein Aggregation, Pathological [G02.111.675]
Protein Binding [G02.111.679]
Protein Folding [G02.111.688]
Protein Modification, Translational [G02.111.691]
Protein Multimerization [G02.111.694]
Protein Stability [G02.111.700]
Proteolysis [G02.111.720]
Proteostasis [G02.111.730]
RNA Cleavage [G02.111.740]
RNA Folding [G02.111.750]
RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional [G02.111.760]
RNA Replication [G02.111.770]
RNA Stability [G02.111.780]
Sequence Homology [G02.111.810]
Signal Transduction [G02.111.820]
Structure-Activity Relationship [G02.111.830]
Substrate Cycling [G02.111.833]
Substrate Specificity [G02.111.835]
Transcription, Genetic [G02.111.873]
Up-Regulation [G02.111.905]
Metabolism [G03]
Absorption [G03.015]
Acid-Base Equilibrium [G03.030]
Acylation [G03.040]
Aerobiosis [G03.049]
Alkylation [G03.059]
Amination [G03.068]
Anaerobiosis [G03.078]
Autotrophic Processes [G03.087]
Biocatalysis [G03.105]
Biological Transport [G03.143]
Biotinylation [G03.162]
Biotransformation [G03.171]
Body Composition [G03.180]
Body Fat Distribution [G03.180.134]
Brain Chemistry [G03.185]
Carbohydrate Metabolism [G03.191]
Catabolite Repression [G03.194]
Cell Respiration [G03.197]
Cyclization [G03.208]
Dealkylation [G03.219]
Deamination [G03.222]
Decarboxylation [G03.225]
Dimerization [G03.230]
Energy Metabolism [G03.295]
Enterohepatic Circulation [G03.312]
Enzyme Activation [G03.328]
Esterification [G03.344]
Halogenation [G03.360]
Heterotrophic Processes [G03.393]
Hydrogenation [G03.409]
Hydroxylation [G03.425]
Insulin Secretion [G03.442]
Lipid Metabolism [G03.458]
Melanogenesis [G03.474]
Metabolic Clearance Rate [G03.490]
Metabolic Networks and Pathways [G03.493]
Metabolome [G03.500]
Nitrosation [G03.558]
Osmoregulation [G03.615]
Oxidative Stress [G03.673]
Oxygen Consumption [G03.680]
Oxygen Saturation [G03.707]
Peptide Biosynthesis [G03.734]
Pharmacokinetics [G03.787]
Phosphorylation [G03.796]
Phototrophic Processes [G03.800]
Prenylation [G03.804]
Protein Binding [G03.808]
Proteolysis [G03.812]
Proteostasis [G03.816]
Proteotoxic Stress [G03.818]
Renin-Angiotensin System [G03.820]
RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional [G03.839]
Secretory Rate [G03.857]
Toxicokinetics [G03.893]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Composition [G07.100.049]
Body Fat Distribution [G07.100.049.134]
Body Weights and Measures [G07.100.100]
Breast Density [G07.100.138]
Physical Appearance, Body [G07.100.175]
Disease Susceptibility [G07.100.250]
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Body Composition
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Concept UI
M0002741
Scope Note
The relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat.
Terms
Body Composition
Preferred Term
Term UI
T005271
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
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