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Descriptor
English
:
Obesity, Morbid
Descriptor
Spanish
:
obesidad mórbida
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Obesidade Mórbida
Synonyms
English
:
Morbid Obesities
Morbid Obesity
Obesities, Morbid
Obesities, Severe
Obesity, Severe
Severe Obesities
Severe Obesity
Tree Number:
C18.654.726.500.700
C23.888.144.699.500.500
E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.500
G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.500
Definition
English
:
The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the
BODY MASS INDEX
, morbid
obesity
is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/surg: consider also
BARIATRIC SURGERY
See Related
English
:
Biliopancreatic Diversion
Gastric Balloon
Gastric Bypass
Gastroplasty
Jejunoileal Bypass
History Note
English
:
87
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
19272
Unique Identifier:
D009767
Occurrence in VHL
:
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