Body Burden:

Terms Related to Body Burden

• Dependency Burden

  The tendency of an individual or individuals to rely on others for advice, guidance, or support.

• Viral Burden

  The quantity of measurable virus in the blood. Change in viral load, measured in plasma, is used as a surrogate marker in HIV disease progression.

• Body Composition

  The relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percent body fat.

• Fluid Shifts

  Translocation of body fluids. Shifts from the lower body to the upper part of the body occur under conditions of actual and simulated weightlessness and ...

• Body Mass Indices

  One of the anthropometric measures of body mass; it has the highest correlation with skinfold thickness or body density.

• Body Patterning

  The morphological expression of genetic control of body shape. Clusters of homeotic genes control the morphology of animal body plans and body parts. Different body ...