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body mass index

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001154

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 BMI.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001154
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsBMI
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001154",
  "term": "body mass index",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "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 BMI.",
  "synonyms": [
    "BMI"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/body-mass-index/"
}

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