morbid obesity

collocation in English

meaningsofmorbidandobesity

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morbid
adjective
uk
/ˈmɔː.bɪd/us
/ˈmɔːr.bɪd/
disapproving
too interested in unpleasant subjects, ...
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obesity
noun[U]
uk
/əʊˈbiː.sə.ti/us
/oʊˈbiː.sə.t̬i/
the fact of being extremely fat, in a way that is dangerous ...
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(Definition ofmorbidandobesityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nutrition following gastric operations formorbidobesity.
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The worlds first horizontal gastroplasty surgery formorbidobesitywas performed at the hospital in 1971.
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Conversely, damage to this receptor has been shown to result inmorbidobesity.
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Many complications that followed jejunoileal bypass operations performed for the relief ofmorbidobesity were caused by bacterial overgrowth in the excluded blind loop.
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Chest wall compliance can be decreased by fixed abnormalities (e.g. kyphoscoliosis,morbidobesity) or more variable problems driven by patient agitation while intubated.
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The woman was suffering of hypertension andmorbidobesity.
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It is the most common genetic cause ofmorbidobesityin children.
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Leptin over-expression in adipose tissue has been observed in a number of individuals withmorbidobesity.
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He gets his nickname from hismorbidobesity.
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Wall also had health problems due to hismorbidobesity, weighing over 320 pounds (150 kg).
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Ileojejunal bypass, in which the digestive tract is rerouted to bypass the small intestine, was an experimental surgery designed as a remedy formorbidobesity.
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The operation is prescribed to treatmorbidobesity(defined as a body mass index greater than 40), type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and other comorbid conditions.
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Yager's death certificate lists kidney failure as the cause of death, withmorbidobesityand multiple organ failure as contributing causes.
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