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BMI

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001141

Body mass index. A measure that relates body weight to height. BMI is sometimes used to measure total body fat and whether a person is a healthy weight. Excess body fat is linked to an increased risk of some diseases including heart disease and some cancers. Also called body mass index.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001141
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsbody mass index
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001141",
  "term": "BMI",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Body mass index. A measure that relates body weight to height. BMI is sometimes used to measure total body fat and whether a person is a healthy weight. Excess body fat is linked to an increased risk of some diseases including heart disease and some cancers. Also called body mass index.",
  "expansions": [
    "body mass index"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/bmi/"
}

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