skinfold thickness

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• skinfold — skin·fold skin .fōld n, often attrib a fold of skin formed by pinching or compressing the skin and subcutaneous layers esp. in order to estimate the amount of body fat * * * skin·fold (skinґfōld) the layer of skin and subcutaneous fat raised …   Medical dictionary

• skinfold caliper — n a pair of calipers used to form and measure the thickness of skinfolds in order to estimate the amount of body fat usu. used in pl …   Medical dictionary

• skinfold — noun a double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by pinching the skin at an appropriate site; the thickness (measured using calipers) gives an estimation of body fat …   Wiktionary

• triceps skinfold — (TSF) the skinfold on the arm over the triceps muscle; see triceps skinfold thickness, under thickness …   Medical dictionary

• triceps skinfold (TSF) thickness — a measurement of subcutaneous fat taken by measuring a fold of skin running parallel to the length of the upper limb over the triceps muscle midway between the acromion and olecranon; used as a means of estimating percentage of body fat …   Medical dictionary

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• TST — thermoregulatory sweat test; thiosulfate sulfur transferase; thromboplastin screening test; total sleep time; transforming sequence, thyroid; treadmill stress test; triceps skinfold thickness; tricipital skin fold thickness; tuberculin skin test; …   Medical dictionary

• TST — • thermoregulatory sweat test; • thiosulfate sulfur transferase; • thromboplastin screening test; • total sleep time; • transforming sequence, thyroid; • treadmill stress test; • triceps skinfold thickness; • tricipital skin fold thickness; •… …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

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