Clinical Attribute
waist circumference
[ weyst ser-kuhm-fer-uhns ]
Subclass of:
Body Size
Definitions related to waist circumference:
  • A circumferential measurement of the waist, which may be classified as the area immediately below the lowest rib, at the narrowest part of the torso, midpoint between the lowest rib and the iliac crest, or immediately above the iliac crest.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The distance around an individual's midsection or waist.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The measurement around the body at the level of the ABDOMEN and just above the hip bone. The measurement is usually taken immediately after exhalation.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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