Bodyweight
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The weight or mass of an organism. countable, uncountable
"C57BL/6 mice (postnatal day 45–100) expressing enhanced GFP under the Thy-1 promoter in a small subset of cortical neurons (line GFP-M 18 ) were anaesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of ketamine (0.14 mg per gram of bodyweight) and xylazine (0.01 mg per gram of bodyweight)."
- 1 Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise. not-comparable
"Without access to a gym, Steve focused on bodyweight work."
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More examples"C57BL/6 mice (postnatal day 45–100) expressing enhanced GFP under the Thy-1 promoter in a small subset of cortical neurons (line GFP-M 18 ) were anaesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of ketamine (0.14 mg per gram of bodyweight) and xylazine (0.01 mg per gram of bodyweight)."
Etymology
From body + weight.
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