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Descriptor English: Obesity, Morbid
Descriptor Spanish: Obesidad Mórbida
Descriptor obesidad mórbida
Scope note: Estado en la que la persona posee dos, tres o más veces el peso ideal, denominada así porque se asocia con muchos trastornos graves que ponen en riesgo la vida. En relación al ÍNDICE DE MASA CORPORAL, la obesidad mórbida se define como la que tiene un IMC superior a 40,0 kg/m2.
Descriptor Portuguese: Obesidade Mórbida
Descriptor French: Obésité morbide
Entry term(s): Morbid Obesities
Morbid Obesity
Obesities, Morbid
Obesities, Severe
Obesity, Severe
Severe Obesities
Severe Obesity
Tree number(s): C18.654.726.750.500.700
C23.888.144.699.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009767
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: /surg: consider also BARIATRIC SURGERY
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Obesity (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Related: Biliopancreatic Diversion MeSH
Gastric Balloon MeSH
Gastric Bypass MeSH
Gastroplasty MeSH
Jejunoileal Bypass MeSH
DeCS ID: 19272
Unique ID: D009767
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Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/18
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Obesity, Morbid - Preferred
Concept UI M0015161
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Obesity, Morbid
Entry term(s) Morbid Obesities
Morbid Obesity
Obesities, Morbid
Obesities, Severe
Obesity, Severe
Severe Obesities
Severe Obesity



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