circumference
Example Sentences
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UBT251 led to a mean weight loss of 19.7% after 24 weeks of treatment and also improved patients’ waist circumference, blood glucose, blood pressure, and lipids relative to placebo, the companies said.
From Barron's
Patients also showed improvements relative to placebo on key secondary goals of the trial including waist circumference, blood glucose and blood pressure, they added.
I do damage control on my cookies and cream, licking around the circumference of the cone to avoid getting sticky, but it’s no use.
From Literature
Higher 2D:4D ratios, which point to greater prenatal estrogen exposure, were associated with larger head circumference.
From Science Daily
Other anthropomorphic measures -- including waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and waist-to-hip ratio -- can provide additional insight by distinguishing fat mass from muscle and identifying abdominal fat linked to disease risk.
From Science Daily
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