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FAT FOLD [8 records]

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Record 1 2024-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
CONT

Skinfolds are measured [at four] sites ... Bicipital skinfold: Above the biceps on a relaxed arm, in the mid-point of the arm axis between the acromial process of the scapular and the olecranon.

Key term(s)
  • bicipital skin fold
  • bicipital fat fold
  • biceps skin fold
  • biceps fat fold

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
CONT

[The] subscapular skin­fold is meas­ured below and laterally to the angle of the shoulder blade, with the shoulder and arm relaxed. Placing the subject's arm behind the back may assist in iden­tific­ation of the site. The skin­fold should angle 45° [degrees] from horizontal, in the same direction as the inner border of the scapula (i.e., medially upward and laterally downward) ...

Key term(s)
  • subscapular skin fold
  • subscapular fat fold

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
CONT

The amount of total body fat can be estimated by measuring the thickness of the subcutaneous fat (skinfold or fatfold thickness). Skinfold thickness is measured with skinfold calipers at several sites on the body to improve accuracy. The most common measurement sites are the triceps, biceps, subscapular, and suprailiac skinfolds.

Key term(s)
  • skin fold thickness
  • fat fold thickness

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané

Spanish

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Record 4 2024-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • The Skin
CONT

The amount of total body fat can be estimated by measuring the thickness of the subcutaneous fat (skinfold or fatfold thickness). Skinfold thickness is measured with skinfold calipers at several sites on the body to improve accuracy. The most common measurement sites are the triceps, biceps, subscapular, and suprailiac skinfolds. ... for most clinical purposes, skinfold measurements provide the easiest and least expensive method for estimating body-fat percentage.

Key term(s)
  • skin fold thickness measurement
  • skin fold measurement
  • fat fold thickness measurement
  • fat fold measurement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Appareil cutané
OBS

mesure du pli cutané : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • mesures des plis cutanés

Spanish

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Record 5 2024-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Body fat calipers measure the width of skin folds at precise body sites, because most of the body fat is deposited in layers just under the skin. These measures are then used in specific formulas to calculate an estimated body fat composition.

OBS

skinfold caliper; body fat caliper; body-fat caliper; fatfold caliper: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • skin fold caliper
  • fat fold caliper
  • skinfold calipers
  • body fat calipers
  • body-fat calipers
  • fatfold calipers
  • skin fold calipers
  • fat fold calipers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
  • Hygiène et santé

Spanish

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Record 6 2024-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
CONT

Suprailiac skinfold is measured in the midaxillary line immediately superior to the iliac crest. The skinfold is picked up obliquely just posterior to the midaxillary line and parallel to the cleavage lines of the skin ...

Key term(s)
  • suprailiac skin fold
  • suprailiac fat fold
  • supra-iliac skin fold
  • supra-iliac fat fold

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané

Spanish

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Record 7 2024-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
CONT

The sites most frequently chosen for skinfold measurements reported in the literature are over the triceps muscle and at the tip of the scapula. According to [two researchers], the triceps skinfold is the easiest to measure as well as the most predictive of total body fat.

Key term(s)
  • triceps skin fold
  • triceps fat fold
  • tricipital skin fold
  • tricipital fat fold

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané

Spanish

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Record 8 2024-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
DEF

A fold of skin formed by pinching or compressing the skin and subcutaneous layers especially in order to estimate the amount of body fat.

CONT

Several skinfolds are usually measured, including: biceps; triceps; subscapular (under the shoulder blade); suprailiac (above the hip bone) ...

Key term(s)
  • skin fold
  • fat fold

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané
CONT

Les plis cutanés sont le plus souvent mesurés à quatre sites différents : plis tricipital, bicipital, sous-scapulaire et supra-iliaque.

Spanish

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