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length (l ) (length) the longest dimension of an object, or of the measurement between the two ends.

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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.

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 persons.

focal length  the distance between a lens and an object from which all rays of light are brought to a focus.

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length (lngkth, lngth, lnth)

n.

The linear distance between two points.

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length,

n the longest measure of an object, or the measurement between the two ends.

length, muscle,

n the variable end-to-end measurement of a muscle. The physical changes in muscle observed in the isotonic and isometric states of contraction are related to the alteration in the striated bands of muscle.

length of stay,

n the expected length of time, usually a median, that institutionalized patients of similar age and diagnosis or condition in a hospital or other health care facility would be expected to remain.

length, tooth,

n the distance along the long axis of the tooth from the apex of the root to the tip, or incisal edge, of the tooth.

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length

an expression of the longest dimension of an object, or of the measurement between its two ends.

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crown-heel length

the distance from the crown of the head to the heel in embryos, fetuses and neonates.

crown-rump length

the distance from the crown of the head to the point of attachment of the tail.

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length

The linear distance between 2 points. See Collateral length, Pulse length, Stride length.