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body mass indices

body mass indices 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 indices

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

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