Medical term:

length



length

 [length]
an expression of the longest dimension of an object, or of the measurement between its two ends.
crown-heel length (CHL) the distance from the crown of the head to the heel in embryos, fetuses, and infants; the equivalent of standing height in older persons.
Measuring an infant's crown-heel length. From Lammon et al., 1996.
crown-rump length (CRL) the distance from the crown of the head to the breech in embryos, fetuses, and infants; the equivalent of sitting height in older subjects.
cycle length in cardiac pacing terminology, the time interval in milliseconds from one event to the next; it is the inverse of the intrinsic rate (beats per minute) or the paced rate (pulses per minute).
focal length the distance between a lens and an object from which all rays of light are brought to a focus.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

length (l),

(length), Avoid the mispronunciation lenth.
Linear distance between two points.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

length

The linear distance between 2 points. See Collateral length, Pulse length, Stride length.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

length

(length)
Linear distance between two points.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

length

(length) Avoid the mispronunciation lenth.
Linear distance between two points.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012


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