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hepatosomatic index

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003147

The ratio of liver weight to total body weight; used as a measure of the energy reserves of an animal, especially in fish.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003147
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
AbbreviationHSI
Synonymshepato-somatic index
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsobody condition
TranslationsSpanish: índice hepatosomático
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003147",
  "term": "hepatosomatic index",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The ratio of liver weight to total body weight; used as a measure of the energy reserves of an animal, especially in fish.",
  "abbreviation": "HSI",
  "synonyms": [
    "hepato-somatic index"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "body condition"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "índice hepatosomático"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/hepatosomatic-index/"
}

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