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Descriptor
English
:
Waist Circumference
Descriptor
Spanish
:
perímetro abdominal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Circunferência da Cintura
Synonyms
English
:
Circumference, Waist
Circumferences, Waist
Waist Circumferences
Tree Number:
E01.370.600.115.100.160.560
E05.041.124.160.875
G07.100.100.160.560
Definition
English
:
The measurement around the body at the level of the
ABDOMEN
and just above the hip bone. The measurement is usually taken immediately after
exhalation.
See Related
English
:
Sagittal Abdominal Diameter
Waist-Hip Ratio
History Note
English
:
2009
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
EH
ethnology
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
53219
Unique Identifier:
D055105
Occurrence in VHL
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