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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Body Weight > Ideal Body Weight
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Preferred term

Ideal Body Weight  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Expected weight of a healthy normal individual based on age, sex, and height. Thus, a malnourished person would weigh less than their ideal body weight. A method of computing the ideal body weight of an individual A device used to predict or determine the ideal body weight of an individual.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Ideal Body Mass
  • Normal Body Weight

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Poids idéal

    French

  • Masse corporelle idéale
  • Poids corporel idéal
  • Poids corporel normal
  • Poids idéal du corps
  • Poids normal

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