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FATFOLD MEASUREMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • The Skin
CONT

The amount of total body fat can be estimated by measuring the thickness of the subcutaneous fat (skinfold or fatfold thickness). Skinfold thickness is measured with skinfold calipers at several sites on the body to improve accuracy. The most common measurement sites are the triceps, biceps, subscapular, and suprailiac skinfolds. ... for most clinical purposes, skinfold measurements provide the easiest and least expensive method for estimating body-fat percentage.

Key term(s)
  • skin fold thickness measurement
  • skin fold measurement
  • fat fold thickness measurement
  • fat fold measurement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Appareil cutané
OBS

mesure du pli cutané : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • mesures des plis cutanés

Spanish

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