Morbid Obesity

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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.
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  • Morbid Obesities
  • Morbid Obesity
  • Obesities, Morbid
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