Pounds per square inch. The pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch (symbol: lbf/in2; abbreviation: psi) is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units. It is the pressure resulting from a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch:
small for gesÂ·taÂ·tionÂ·al age. Infant whose birth weight is below the tenth percentile for gestational age. small for gestational age. SGA. 1. Term describing an infant whose birth weight is at or below the 10th percentile, as correlated with the number of weeks in utero on the intrauterine growth chart.
The entity may be defined nominally by such terms as macrosomic large for gestational age (LGA), or oversized. Macrosomia is defined by an absolute birth weight, usually 4000 or 4500 grams [1] A single birthweight carries with it the ease of memorization and application.