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BMI medical abbreviation

BMI means "body mass index".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (4 in all for BMI), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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Meaning	Latin origin	Where used	Checked against
body mass index	None	Charting	MedlinePlus Appendix B: Some Common Abbreviations (NLM) NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS) NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR) FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations

Sample flowsheet row: "BMI."

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What does BMI mean in medical terms?

BMI means "body mass index".

Where is BMI used?

BMI shows up in charting. Its category here is charting.

Is BMI on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. BMI is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.