Height

From WikiMD.org
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Height

Height (/haɪt/; from Old English hiehþu, later heht "height") is the measure of vertical distance, either vertical extent (how "tall" something or someone is) or vertical position (how "high" a point is). For example, "The height of the building is 50 m" or "The height of the airplane in the sky is 10,000 m". When the term is used to describe vertical position (i.e., how high a point is with respect to some reference), "elevation" is often preferred.

Measurement

Height is measured in various units, most commonly in centimeters (Centimeter) or meters (Meter) in the metric system, and feet or inches in the United States customary units (United States customary units). In the medical field, height is an important factor in determining a person's overall health and well-being. It is often used in conjunction with weight to calculate a person's body mass index (Body mass index).

Factors Influencing Height

Several factors contribute to a person's overall height, including genetics (Genetics), nutrition (Nutrition), and health during childhood and adolescence. Certain medical conditions, such as growth hormone deficiency (Growth hormone deficiency), can also affect height.

Height in Medicine

In medicine, height is used as a simple measure to assess the growth of children (Child growth). It can also be an indicator of certain health conditions. For example, a significantly shorter than average height could be a sign of a growth disorder (Growth disorder), while a significantly taller than average height could indicate a hormonal condition such as gigantism (Gigantism).

See Also

External links

Esculaap.svg

This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.


Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski