morbid obesity
Severely excessive weight
Morbid obesity is a medical classification for extreme overweight—typically defined as a body mass index of 40 or higher, or 100+ pounds above ideal weight.
The "morbid" indicates association with serious health risks: diabetes, heart disease, joint damage.
His morbid obesity qualified him for bariatric surgery.
The term is clinical rather than colloquial.
Weight-to-height ratio
- bariatricObesity medicine branch
- adiposityExcessive bodily fat
- visceral fatFat stored around organs
- hyperplasiaExcessive cell multiplication
diagnosis · comorbidities · body composition · waist circumference · clinical assessment
Bias against larger bodies
- body shamingCriticizing physical appearance cruelly
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
shame · social exclusion · stereotyping · bullying · weight stigma · judgment · misconception · self-esteem
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
- sleep apneaDisorder of interrupted breathing
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
metabolic syndrome · fatty liver · high cholesterol · joint pain · osteoarthritis · gallbladder disease · kidney disease · breathlessness
Operation modifying digestion for weight loss
- gastric bypassStomach-shrinking weight operation
- lap bandImplanted obesity treatment device
- behavioral therapyPsychotherapy targeting observable actions
- pharmacotherapyTreatment using pharmaceutical agents
weight loss surgery · multidisciplinary · nutrition therapy · support groups · rehabilitation
Via small abdominal incisions
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- postoperativeAfter an operation
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
surgeon · operating room · incision · anastomosis · complications · revision surgery · surgical risk · wound healing
Customary food consumption
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- nutritionBodily use of food
- caloric intakeEnergy consumed through eating
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
portion control · physical activity · meal planning · fitness · long-term management · behavior modification
BMI
Weight-to-height ratio
- bariatricObesity medicine branch
- adiposityExcessive bodily fat
- visceral fatFat stored around organs
hyperplasia · diagnosis · comorbidities · body composition · waist circumference · clinical assessment
fatphobia
Bias against larger bodies
- body shamingCriticizing physical appearance cruelly
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
bias · shame · social exclusion · stereotyping · bullying · weight stigma · judgment · misconception · self-esteem · employment discrimination
diabetes
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
- sleep apneaDisorder of interrupted breathing
stroke · metabolic syndrome · fatty liver · high cholesterol · joint pain · osteoarthritis · gallbladder disease · kidney disease · breathlessness · inflammation
bariatric surgery
Operation modifying digestion for weight loss
- gastric bypassStomach-shrinking weight operation
- lap bandImplanted obesity treatment device
- behavioral therapyPsychotherapy targeting observable actions
weight loss surgery · pharmacotherapy · multidisciplinary · nutrition therapy · support groups · rehabilitation
laparoscopic
Via small abdominal incisions
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- postoperativeAfter an operation
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
recovery · surgeon · operating room · incision · anastomosis · complications · revision surgery · surgical risk · wound healing
diet
Customary food consumption
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- nutritionBodily use of food
- caloric intakeEnergy consumed through eating
metabolism · portion control · physical activity · meal planning · fitness · long-term management · behavior modification
- body disordersoverweight, underweight, malnutrition, anorexia, bulimia
- obesityoverweight, body mass index, BMI, body fat, visceral fat
- bariatricsbariatric surgery, gastric bypass, lap band, bariatric surgeon, weight loss surgery
- weightpound, pounds, kilogram, kilograms, gram
- lipid disordershyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, LDL
morbid obesityemaciation
Extreme bodily thinness
wasting · cachexia · underweight · leanness · skin and bones