Body Weights and Measures
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Body Weights and Measures. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Body Weights and Measures.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Birth Weight - The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or k...
Body Height - The distance from the sole to the crown of the head with body standing on a flat surface and fully e...
Body Mass Index - An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI=we...
Body Size - The physical measurements of a body....
Body Surface Area - The two dimensional measure of the outer layer of the body....
Body Weight - The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms....
Body Weights and Measures - Measurements of the height, weight, length, area, etc., of the human and animal body or its parts....
Crown-Rump Length - In utero measurement corresponding to the sitting height (crown to rump) of the fetus. Length is con...
Fetal Weight - The weight of the FETUS in utero. It is usually estimated by various formulas based on measurements ...
Ideal Body Weight - Expected weight of a healthy normal individual based on age, sex, and height. Thus, a malnourished p...
Organ Size - The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness....
Skinfold Thickness - The measurement of subcutaneous fat located directly beneath the skin by grasping a fold of skin and...
Tumor Burden - The total amount (cell number, weight, size or volume) of tumor cells or tissue in the body....
Waist Circumference - The measurement around the body at the level of the ABDOMEN and just above the hip bone. The measure...
Waist-Hip Ratio - The waist circumference measurement divided by the hip circumference measurement. For both men and w...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
