normal weight

collocation in English

meaningsofnormalandweight

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normal
adjective
uk
/ˈnɔː.məl/
us
/ˈnɔːr.məl/
ordinary or usual; the same as would ...
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weight
noun
uk
/weɪt/
us
/weɪt/
the amount that something or ...
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(Definition ofnormalandweightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Of the 3normalweightsubjects in the sertraline group, 2 were responders, while none of the 4 normal weight subjects in the placebo group were responders.
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At birth, all children were term and ofnormalweight, and all were healthy at the time of the study.
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The situation is made even worse by the inability of grossly obese patients who have lost a great deal of weight, usually in hospital, to maintain the newnormalweight.
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It is of interest, however, that not one of the patients met criteria for (normalweight) bulimia nervosa diagnosis at follow-up.
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However, much previous research has been confined to student dieters who are typicallynormalweight (and therefore more likely to be attempting to diet for ' non-health ' reasons).
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This discrepancy in rate in the twin population is divided almost equally between those ofnormalweight and the obese group, both having approximately 7% more than expected.
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The reason for this may be that, at younger maternal ages, the reproductive systems have not matured sufficiently to produce strong,normalweightbabies.
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Furthermore, it is not possible to provide tyres made of synthetic rubber which will carry thenormalweightof a bus within the size which is now available.
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The standard weight is thenormalweightof a healthy man of that age and height and the medical man is guided by that in coming to his conclusion.
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The maximumnormalweightis different for each class of vehicle, varying from 3 tons for a private car up to a considerable weight.
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Many of those affected by eating disorders, particularly the epidemic in bulimic disorders, are ofnormalweight.
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Records were taken of weights and heights and zones ofnormalweightand height were determined.
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Some infants present with poor feeding and weight loss but others demonstratenormalweightgain.
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A fish ofnormalweighthas a relative weight of 100 percent.
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The leopard weighs 139 kg against thenormalweightof 70 kg of its class.
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A fish ofnormalweighthas a condition index of 100 percent.
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The majority of those with bulimia nervosa are atnormalweight.
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