head circumference

collocation in English

meanings of headand circumference

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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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Examples of head circumference

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Eight children (73%) had acquired microcephaly (headcircumference <5th centile).
The present study shows impairment of headcircumference in the older and youngest group of index boys in all comparisons except with the older siblings.
The reduction in fetal liver volumes was a better discriminator than headcircumference, but not abdominal circumference.
The measurements included weight, recumbent length (up to 2 years), height (2 years inclusive and older) and headcircumference.
Secondly, is the reduction in fetal size and headcircumference as a result of exposure to repeat courses of steroids clinically significant?
The one striking exception in the field of anthropometric indices is headcircumference.
At elective cesarean section, a 3.3-kg girl with a headcircumference of 29 cms was born.
The finding on headcircumference shows index cases have complete catch-up with their sibs.
The differences are statistically significant for height and headcircumference, but not for weight.
When compared with siblings the index boys are smaller in headcircumference, but do not differ significantly in height or weight.
The data, examined cross-sectionally and longitudinally, show no evidence of any associations between developmental test scores and growth in height, weight or headcircumference.
In addition, there was no association with the two other reasonably good indices, namely, level of subnutrition and headcircumference.
This may not necessarily be observed as increased brain volume or headcircumference at birth.
Should headcircumference/abdominal circumference ratio be abandoned?
The generalization is supported for headcircumference for both the older and youngest age groups.
The evidence on the question of permanent impairment of headcircumference following severe malnutrition is less clear.
They also failed to catch up to the control children in height, headcircumference and weight.
A trend toward higher growth rate in headcircumference was also found among the former group.
However, although a larger headcircumference has been found across the life span, the increased brain size seems to only characterize young children with autism.
Three of the children were microcephalic (headcircumference below 2.5th centile).
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