head circumference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofheadandcircumference
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head
noun
uk/hed/us/hed/
the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and ...
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circumference
noun[C or U]
uk/səˈkʌm.fər.əns/us/sɚˈkʌm.fɚ.əns/
the line surrounding a circular space, or the length of ...
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(Definition ofheadandcircumferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Eight children (73%) had acquired microcephaly (headcircumference<5th centile).
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The present study shows impairment ofheadcircumferencein the older and youngest group of index boys in all comparisons except with the older siblings.
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The reduction in fetal liver volumes was a better discriminator thanheadcircumference, but not abdominal circumference.
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The measurements included weight, recumbent length (up to 2 years), height (2 years inclusive and older) andheadcircumference.
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Secondly, is the reduction in fetal size andheadcircumferenceas a result of exposure to repeat courses of steroids clinically significant?
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The one striking exception in the field of anthropometric indices isheadcircumference.
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At elective cesarean section, a 3.3-kg girl with aheadcircumferenceof 29 cms was born.
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The finding onheadcircumferenceshows index cases have complete catch-up with their sibs.
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The differences are statistically significant for height andheadcircumference, but not for weight.
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When compared with siblings the index boys are smaller inheadcircumference, but do not differ significantly in height or weight.
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The data, examined cross-sectionally and longitudinally, show no evidence of any associations between developmental test scores and growth in height, weight orheadcircumference.
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In addition, there was no association with the two other reasonably good indices, namely, level of subnutrition andheadcircumference.
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This may not necessarily be observed as increased brain volume orheadcircumferenceat birth.
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Shouldheadcircumference/abdominal circumference ratio be abandoned?
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The generalization is supported forheadcircumferencefor both the older and youngest age groups.
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The evidence on the question of permanent impairment ofheadcircumferencefollowing severe malnutrition is less clear.
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They also failed to catch up to the control children in height,headcircumferenceand weight.
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A trend toward higher growth rate inheadcircumferencewas also found among the former group.
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However, although a largerheadcircumferencehas been found across the life span, the increased brain size seems to only characterize young children with autism.
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Three of the children were microcephalic (headcircumferencebelow 2.5th centile).
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