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body mass indexes

body mass indexes is the plural of body mass index.

Meaning of body mass index

Noun

body mass index (plural body mass indexes or body mass indices)

  1. A statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height, used to estimate if a person is underweight or overweight. BMI units are defined as kg/m² ≈ 703*lb/in².
    Synonyms:
    Quetelet index, BMI

Questions about body mass indexes

What is body mass indexes the plural of?
Body mass indexes is the plural of body mass index.

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