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- 1. (of a person or animal) of smaller than average build: "a delicate, small-boned young woman"
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Learn how to measure your wrist and elbow to determine your body frame size, which can impact your ideal weight and clothing fit. Find out the guidelines for small, medium and large frames based on your height and measurements.
Find synonyms for small-boned, a word that means having small bones or a small body. See a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead, such as birdlike, dainty, petite, tiny, etc.
Small-boned means having small bones, especially in the hands or feet. Learn how to say it in Spanish and see examples of usage in idioms and sentences.
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Body frame size is determined by a person's wrist circumference in relation to their height. For example, a man whose height is over 5' 5" and wrist is 6" would fall into the small-boned category.
Determining frame size: To determine the body frame size, measure the wrist with a tape measure and use the following chart to determine whether the person is small, medium, or large boned.
Women:
•Height under 5'2"
•Small = wrist size less than 5.5"
•Medium = wrist size 5.5" to 5.75"
Updated by: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
Body frame size is determined by a person's wrist circumference in relation to their height. For example, a man whose height is over 5' 5" and wrist is 6" would fall into the small-boned category.
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