Organism Attribute
body height
bod·y height [ bod-ee hahyt ]
Subclass of:
Body Size
Definitions related to body height:
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Measurement of the vertical size of a body while in the standing position.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The distance from the sole to the crown of the head with body standing on a flat surface and fully extended.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The vertical measurement or distance from the base to the top of a subject or participant.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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