"Sex Characteristics" 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.
Those characteristics that distinguish one SEX from the other. The primary sex characteristics are the OVARIES and TESTES and their related hormones. Secondary sex characteristics are those which are masculine or feminine but not directly related to reproduction.
| Descriptor ID |
D012727
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.815
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| Concept/Terms |
Sex Characteristics- Sex Characteristics
- Characteristic, Sex
- Characteristics, Sex
- Sex Characteristic
- Sex Differences
- Difference, Sex
- Differences, Sex
- Sex Difference
- Sex Dimorphism
- Dimorphism, Sex
- Dimorphisms, Sex
- Sex Dimorphisms
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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