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Body mass index   /bˈɑdi mæs ˈɪndɛks/   Listen
Body mass index

noun
1.
A measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30.  Synonym: BMI.





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