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Descriptor English:   Obesity, Morbid 
Descriptor Spanish:   Obesidad Mórbida 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Obesidade Mórbida 
Synonyms English:   Morbid 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 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 RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   19272 
Unique Identifier:   D009767 

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