stadiometer
Measures your tallness
A stadiometer is a device for measuring height, typically consisting of a vertical ruler attached to a wall or platform with a horizontal sliding headpiece that rests on top of the head: The nurse asked me to step onto the stadiometer.
Standard equipment in medical offices and schools.
Quantifying vertical extent
- statureHeight or prestige
- standing heightVertical dimension upright
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
- growth chartRecord of physical development
wingspan · arm span · sitting height · length · body proportions · somatotype · morphology · z-score
Medicine for minors
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- physical examinationMedical evaluation of body
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
physician · nurse · patient · healthcare · well-child visit · endocrinology · failure to thrive · short stature
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- verificationProving something accurate
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- zeroingCalibrating to baseline
standardization · quality control · maintenance · adjustment · tolerance · traceability · measurement error · reproducibility
Sexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- growth spurtPeriod of accelerated physical development
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- developmentProgress toward maturity
bone age · growth hormone · stunting · linear growth · longitudinal · cross-sectional · milestones · childhood
Covering worn on skull
- footplateTrain engine platform
- measuring rodGraduated stick for sizing
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- readoutDisplayed recorded data
digital display · wall-mounted · portable · freestanding · telescopic · sliding · counterweight · spirit level
height measurement
Quantifying vertical extent
- statureHeight or prestige
- standing heightVertical dimension upright
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
growth chart · wingspan · arm span · sitting height · length · body proportions · somatotype · morphology · z-score · body composition
pediatrics
Medicine for minors
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- physical examinationMedical evaluation of body
- screeningEvaluative selection process
clinic · physician · nurse · patient · healthcare · well-child visit · endocrinology · failure to thrive · short stature · growth disorder
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- verificationProving something accurate
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
zeroing · standardization · quality control · maintenance · adjustment · tolerance · traceability · measurement error · reproducibility · protocol
puberty
Sexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- growth spurtPeriod of accelerated physical development
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
development · bone age · growth hormone · stunting · linear growth · longitudinal · cross-sectional · milestones · childhood · infancy
headpiece
Covering worn on skull
- footplateTrain engine platform
- measuring rodGraduated stick for sizing
- scaleMeasure of relative size
readout · digital display · wall-mounted · portable · freestanding · telescopic · sliding · counterweight · spirit level · backboard