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| body mass index n. Abbr. BMI A measurement of the relative percentages of fat and muscle mass in the human body, in which mass in kilograms is divided by height in meters squared and the result used as an index of obesity. |
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Main Entry: body mass index
Function: noun
: a measure of body fat that is the ratio of the weight of the body in kilograms to the square of its height in meters body mass index that exceeds a value of 28 for a man and 27 for a woman is often used as an indication of obesity> —abbreviation BMI; called also Quetelet index
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body mass index n.
A measurement of the relative percentages of fat and muscle mass in the human body, in which mass in kilograms is divided by height in meters squared and the result used as an index of obesity.
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| body mass index (bŏd'ē) Pronunciation Key
A measurement of the relative percentages of fat and muscle mass in the human body, in which weight in kilograms is divided by height in meters squared. The result is used as an index of obesity. |
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