| Ref. no. | Acronym | Description |
| us2
| <ABEXDPST>
| BDOMINAL EXTENSION, DEPTH, SITTING. Horizontal distance
between the anterior point of the abdomen and the back at the same level. |
| us3
| <ACRHGHT>
| ACROMIAL HEIGHT, STANDING. Vertical distance between the
standing surface and the acromion landmark on the tip of the shoulder. |
| us4
| <ACRHTST>
| ACROMIAL HEIGHT, SITTING. Vertical distance between the
sitting surface and the acromion landmark on the tip of the shoulder. |
| us5
| <ACRDLGTH>
| ACROMION-RADIAL LENGTH. Distance between the acromion
landmark at the tip of the shoulder and the radial landmark on the
elbow. |
| us6
| <ANKLCIRC>
| ANKLE CIRCUMFERENCE. Minimum horizontal circumference of the
ankle. |
| us7
| <AXHGHT>
| AXILLA HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing surface
and the axillary fold at the anterior scye
landmark on the torso. |
| us8
| <AXARCIRC>
| AXILLARY ARM CIRCUMFERENCE. Circumference of the upper arm
perpendicular to its long axis at the level of the anterior
scye landmark on the upper arm. |
| us9
| <BLFTCIRC>
| BALL OF FOOT CIRCUMFERENCE. Circumference of the foot at the
first and fifth metatarsophalangeal protrusion landmarks on the manikins
ball of the foot. |
| us10
| <BLFTLGTH>
| BALL OF FOOT LENGTH. Distance between the back of the heel
and the landmark at the first metatarsophalangeal protrusion on the
manikins ball of the foot. |
| us11
| <BCRMBDTH>
| BIACROMIAL BREADTH. Posterior distance between the right and
the left acromion landmarks on the tips of the shoulders. |
| us12
| <BICIRCFL>
| BICEPS CIRCUMFERENCE, FLEXED. Circumference of the upper arm
at the level of the flexed biceps point measured perpendicular to the long axis of the
arm. |
| us13
| <BIDLBDTH>
| BIDELTOID BREADTH. Maximum horizontal distance between the
lateral margins of the upper arms on the deltoid muscles. |
| us14
| <BIMBDTH>
| BIMALLEOLAR BREADTH. Horizontal distance between the maximum
protrusions of the ankle bones (medial and lateral malleoli). |
| us15
| <BISBDTH>
| BISPINOUS BREADTH. Distance between the right and left
anterior superior iliac spine landmarks. |
| us24
| <BUTTCIRC>
| BUTTOCK CIRCUMFERENCE. Horizontal circumference of the trunk
at the level of the maximum protrusion of the right buttock. |
| us25
| <BUTTDPTH>
| BUTTOCK DEPTH. Horizontal depth of the torso at the level of
the maximum protrusion of the right buttock. |
| us26
| <BUTTHGHT>
| BUTTOCK HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing
surface and the level of the maximum protrusion of the right buttock. |
| us27
| <BUTTKLTH>
| BUTTOCK-KNEE LENGTH. Horizontal distance between the most
posterior point on either buttock and the front of the knee as measured in the sitting
position with the knees flexed 90 degrees. |
| us28
| <BUTTPLTH>
| BUTTOCK-POPLITEAL LENGTH. Horizontal distance between the
most posterior point on the buttock and the back of the knee as measured in the
sitting position with the knees flexed 90 degrees. |
| us29
| <CALFCIRC>
| CALF CIRCUMFERENCE. Maximum horizontal circumference of the
calf. |
| us30
| <CALFHGTH>
| CALF HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing surface
and the level of the maximum circumference of the calf. |
| us31
| <CERVHGTH>
| CERVICALE HEIGHT, STANDING. Vertical distance between the
standing surface and the cervical landmark at the back of the neck at the maximum
point of quiet respiration. |
| us33
| <CHSTBDTH>
| CHEST BREADTH. Maximum horizontal breadth of chest at the
level of the bust point/thelion. |
| us34
| <CHSTCIRC>
| CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE. Maximum horizontal circumference of the
chest at the level of the bust point on women and the nipple on men. |
| us35
| <CHSTCISC>
| CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE AT SCYE. Horizontal circumference of the
chest at the level of the scye-at-mid
spine-landmark. |
| us36
| <CHSTCB>
| CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE below BREAST. Horizontal circumference of
the chest at the level of the inferior juncture of the lowest breast with the rib
cage. |
| us37
| <CHSTDPTH>
| CHEST DEPTH. Horizontal distance between the chest at the
level of the bust point on women and the nipple on men, and the back at the same
level. |
| us38
| <CHSTHGHT>
| CHEST HEIGHT, STANDING. Vertical distance between the
standing surface and the bust point on women and the nipple on men. |
| us39
| <CRCHHGHT>
| CROTCH HEIGHT, STANDING. Vertical distance between the
standing surface and the crotch. |
| us48
| <ELBCIRC>
| ELBOW CIRCUMFERENCE, STRAIGHT. Circumference of the elbow in
a plane perpendicular to the long axis of the arm at the level of the olecranon center
landmark, with the arm straight at the side. |
| us50
| <EYEHTSIT>
| EYE HEIGHT, SITTING. Vertical distance between the sitting
surface and the ectocanthus landmark at the outer
corner of the eye. |
| us51
| <FTBRHOR>
| FOOT BREADTH, HORIZONTAL. Maximum breadth of the standing
foot between the first and the fifth metatarsophalangeal landmark protrusions. |
| us52
| <FOOTLGTH>
| FOOT LENGTH. Distance between the tip of the longest toe and
the back of the hell of the standing foot. |
| us53
| <FCIRCFL>
| FOREARM CIRCUMFERENCE, FLEXED 90. Maximum circumference of
the forearm above the elbow crease with the elbow flexed 90 degrees and the first
tightly clenched. |
| us55
| <FORHDLG>
| FOREARM-HAND LENGTH. Horizontal distance between the back of
the tip of the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. |
| us58
| <HANDBRTH>
| HAND BREADTH. Maximum breadth of the hand between the
metacarpal II and the metacarpal V. |
| us59
| <HANDCIRC>
| HAND CIRCUMFERENCE. Maximum circumference of the hand at the
level of the metacarpal II and metacarpal V. |
| us60
| <HANDLGTH>
| HAND LENGTH. Length of the hand between the stylion landmark
on the wrist and the tip of the middle finger. |
| us61
| <HEADBRTH>
| HEAD BREADTH. Maximum horizontal breadth of the head above
the attachment of the ears. |
| us63
| <HEADLGTH>
| HEAD LENGTH. Maximum length of the head between the glabella
landmark and the opisthocranion. |
| us64
| <HLAKCIRC>
| HEEL ANKLE CIRCUMFERENCE. Circumference of the foot at the
ankle and base of the heel. |
| us65
| <HEELBRTH>
| HEEL BREADTH. Maximum horizontal distance between the medial
and lateral points on the inside and outside at the heel. |
| us66
| <HIPBRTH>
| HIP BREADTH, STANDING. Horizontal distance between the hips
at the level of the lateral buttock landmarks. |
| us67
| <HIPBRSIT>
| HIP BREADTH, SITTING. Lateral maximum hip or tight breadth
(whichever is broader) of a seated subject. |
| us6
| <ILCRSIT>
| ILIOCRISTALE HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing
surface and the Iliocristale landmark on the top
of the right side of the pelvis. |
| us69
| <INPUPBTH>
| INTERPUPILLARY BREADTH. Horizontal distance between the tow
pupils. |
| us70
| <INSCYE1>
| NTERSCYE 1. Distance across the back between the top of the
right and left axillary fold posterior landmarks. |
| us72
| <KNEECIRC>
| KNEE CIRCUMFERENCE, STANDING. Horizontal circumference of the
knee at the level of the midpatella landmark (standing). |
| us73
| <KNEEHTMP>
| KNEE HEIGHT, MIDPATELLA. Vertical distance between the
standing surface and the center of the knee at the midpatella landmark. |
| us74
| <KNEEHTSI>
| KNEE HEIGHT, SITTING. Vertical distance between the bottom of
the planted foot and the suprapatellar landmark (located standing). |
| us75
| <LATFEMEP>
| LATERAL FEMORAL EPICONDYLE HEIGHT. Vertical distance between
the standing surface and the lateral femoral epicondyle landmark on the outside of the
knee. |
| us76
| <LATMALHT>
| LATERAL MALLEOLUS HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the
standing surface and the lateral malleolus on the outside of the ankle. |
| us77
| <LOTHCIRC>
| LOWER THIGH CIRCUMFERENCE. Horizontal circumference of the
thigh at the level of the suprapatellar landmark. |
| us79
| <MSHTSIT>
| MIDSHOULDER HEIGHT, SITTING. Vertical distance between the
sitting surface and the midshoulder landmark at the middle of the top of the right
shoulder. |
| us81
| <NECKCIRC>
| NECK CIRCUMFERENCE. Circumference of the neck at the
infrathyroid landmark (Adam's apple). |
| us82
| <NECKCRCB>
| NECK CIRCUMFERENCE, BASE. Circumference at the base of the
neck at the anterior and lateral neck landmarks. |
| us83
| <NECKHTLT>
| NECK HEIGHT, LATERAL. Vertical distance between the standing
surface and the trapezius landmark at the side
off the neck. |
| us87
| <POPHGHT>
| POPLITEAL HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the foot surface
and the bottom of the thigh behind the knee. The subject seats with the thighs
parallel and the knees flexed 90 degrees. |
| us88
| <RASTL>
| RADIALE-STYLION LENGTH. Distance between the radiale landmark
on the elbow and the stylion landmark on the wrist. |
| us89
| <SCYECIRC>
| SCYE CIRCUMFERENCE. Vertical circumference of the upper arm
measured with a tape through the armpit passing over the acromion landmark on the tip
of the shoulder. |
| us92
| <SHOUELLLT>
| SHOULDER-ELBOW LENGTH. Distance between the acromion landmark
on the tip of the shoulder and the olecranon landmark at the bottom of the elbow
flexed to 90 degrees. |
| us93
| <SHOULGTH>
| SHOULDER LENGTH. Surface distance between the
trapezius landmark at the base of the neck
and the acromion landmark at the tip of the shoulder. |
| us94
| <SITTHGHT>
| SITTING HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the sitting surface
and the top of the head. |
| us98
| <SLOUTSM>
| SLEEVE OUTSEAM. Straight-line distance between the acromion
landmark on the tip of the shoulder and the stylion landmark on the
wrist, measured with the arm is straight at the side and the palm facing
forward. |
| us99
| <SPAN>
| SPAN. Distance between the tips of the third fingers with the
arms stretching out horizontally. |
| us100
| <STATURE>
| STATURE. Vertical distance from a standing surface to the top
of the head. |
| us103
| <TENRIBHT>
| TENTH RIB HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing
surface and the 10th rib landmark at the bottom of the rib cage. |
| us104
| <THGHCIRC>
| THIGH CIRCUMFERENCE. The circumference of the thigh at its
juncture with the buttock. |
| us105
| <THGHCLR>
| THIGH CLEARANCE. Vertical distance between the sitting
surface and the highest point on the top of the thigh. |
| us106
| <THUMBBR>
| THUMB BREADTH. Maximum breadth of the thumb perpendicular to
its long axis. |
| us107
| <THMBTPR>
| THUMPTIP REACH. Horizontal distance between a wall against
which the posterior trunk is in contact and the tip of the thumb when the arm is
extending anteriorly. |
| us108
| <TROCHHT>
| TROCHANTERION HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing
surface and the trochanterion landmark on the
hip. |
| us113
| <WSTBRTH>
| WAIST BREADTH. Horizontal breadth of the waist at the level
of the center of the navel (omphalion). |
| us115
| <WSCIRCOM>
| WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE, OMPHALION. Horizontal distance around
the torso at the level of the center of the navel (omphalion). |
| us116
| <WSTDEPTH>
| WAIST DEPTH. Horizontal distance between the front and back
of the waist at the level of the center of the navel (omphalion). |
| us120
| <WSTHOM>
| WAIST HEIGHT, OMPHALION. Vertical distance between the
standing surface and the center of the navel (omphalion). |
| us122
| <WSHTSTOM>
| WAIST HEIGHT, SITTING, OMPHALION. Vertical distance between
the sitting surface and the center of the navel (omphalion). |
| us125
| <WEIGHT>
| WEIGHT. The Weight. |
| us126
| <WRCTRGRL>
| WRIST CENTER OF GRIP LENGTH. Horizontal distance between the
stylion landmark on the wrist and the hole in the center of the gripped dowel. |
| us127
| <WRISCIRC>
| WRIST CIRCUMFERENCE. Circumference of the wrist perpendicular
to the long axis of the forearm at the level of the stylion landmark. |
| us130
| <WRINFNGL>
| WRIST INDEX FINGER LENGTH. Distance between the stylion on
the wrist and the tip of the index finger. |
| us131
| <WRTHLGTH>
| WRIST-THUMBTIP LENGTH. Horizontal distance between the
stylion landmark on the wrist and the tip of the thumb. |
| us132
| <WRWALLLN>
| WRIST-WALL LENGTH. Horizontal distance between a wall against
which the posterior trunk is in contact and the stylion landmark on the wrist when the
arm extends anteriorly and the buttocks and shoulders are against the wall. |
| us133
| <WRWALLEX>
| WRIST-WALL LENGTH, EXTENDED. Horizontal distance between a
wall against which the posterior trunk is in contact and the stylion landmark on the
wrist when the arm is maximally extending and the shoulder rotates forward and the
buttocks and shoulders are against the wall. |
| us212
| <BIGBRH>
| BIGONIAL BREADTH HEADBOARD. Straight-line distance between
the right and left gonion landmarks at the
corners of the jaw. |
| us215
| <BDRBDTHH>
| BITRAGION BREADTH HEADBOARD. Straight-line distance between
the right and left tragion landmarks on the cartilaginous flaps in front of each ear
hole. |
| us216
| <BIZYBRH>
| BIZIGOMATIC BREADTH HEADBOARD. Straight-line distance between
the right and left zygion landmarks at the most lateral point of the zygomatic arch. |
| us233
| <ECTORBT>
| ECTOORBITALE to TOP OF HEAD. Vertical distance between the
ectoorbitale landmark behind the bony eye
socket at the level of the outer corner of the eye and the horizontal
plane tangent to the top of the head. |
| us236
| <GLABX>
| GLABELLA to BACK OF HEAD. Horizontal distance between the
glabella landmark on the forehead between the eyebrows and the vertical plane tangent
to the back of the head. |
| us237
| <GLABZ>
| GLABELLA to TOP OF HEAD. Vertical distance between the
glabella landmark on the forehead between the eyebrows and the horizontal plane
tangent to the back of the head. |
| us240
| <INFORBB>
| INFRAORBITALE to BACK OF HEAD. Horizontal distance between
the infraorbitale landmark on the bony eye socket
under the eye and the vertical plane tangent to the back of the head. |
| us242
| <MENTONX>
| MENTON to BACK OF HEAD. Horizontal distance between the
menton landmark at the bottom of the chin and
the vertical plane tangent to the back of the head. |
| us243
| <MENTONZ>
| MENTON to TOP OF HEAD. Vertical distance between the
menton landmark at the bottom of the chin and
the horizontal plane tangent to the top of the head. |
| us244
| <PMENTONX>
| PROMENTON to BACK OF HEAD. Horizontal distance between the
promenton landmark at the chin and the
vertical plane tangent to the back of the head. |
| us245
| <PMENTONZ>
| PROMENTON to TOP OF HEAD. Vertical distance between the
promenton landmark at the chin and the
horizontal plane tangent to the top of the head. |
| us246
| <PRONASX>
| PRONASALE to BACK OF HEAD. Horizontal distance between the
pronasale landmark at the tip of the nose and
the vertical plane tangent to the back of the head. |
| us247
| <PRONASZ>
| PRONASALE to TOP OF HEAD. Vertical distance between the
pronasale landmark at the tip of the nose and
the horizontal plane tangent to the back of the head. |
| us248
| <SELLIONX>
| SELLION to BACK OF HEAD. Horizontal distance between the
sellion landmark at the deepest point of the
nasal root depression and the vertical plane tangent to the back of the
head. |
| us249
| <SELLIONZ>
| SELLION to TOP OF HEAD. Vertical distance between the
sellion landmark at the deepest point of the
nasal root depression and the horizontal plane tangent to the back of
the head. |
| us250
| <STOMIONX>
| STOMION to BACK OF HEAD. Horizontal distance between the
stomion landmark at the center of the mouth
in the midsagittal plane and the vertical plane tangent to the back of
the head. |
| us251
| <STOMIONZ>
| TOMION to TOP OF HEAD. Vertical distance between the
stomion landmark at the center of the mouth
in the midsagittal plane and the horizontal plane tangent to the back of
the head. |
| us254
| <TRAGB>
| TRAGION to BACK OF HEAD. Horizontal distance between the
tragion landmark on the cartilaginous flap in front of the ear hole and the vertical
plane tangent to the back of the head. |
| us255
| <TRAGT>
| TRAGION to TOP OF HEAD. Vertical distance between the tragion
landmark on the cartilaginous flap in front of the ear hole and the horizontal plane
tangent to the top of the head. |