infrapeso

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Spanish

Etymology

From infra- +‎ peso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /infɾaˈpeso/
  • Rhymes: -eso
  • Syllabification: in‧fra‧pe‧so

Noun

infrapeso m

  1. underweight
    Coordinate terms: normopeso, sobrepeso
    • 2016, Ángel Vilar Sánchez et al., “Infrapeso materno y resultados perinatales: estudio de cohortes retrospectivo”, in Nutrición Hospitalaria, volume 34, number 3:
      Aunque en la mayoría de los países desarrollados la prevalencia de obesidad supera a la de infrapeso, el número de mujeres que comienza el embarazo con un peso subóptimo está aumentando.
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