Disease or Syndrome
morbid obesity
mor·bid o·bes·i·ty
Subclass of:
Obesity
Definitions related to morbid obesity:
  • An excess of body weight, normally defined as an individual with a body mass index greater than 35 or a body weight greater than one hundred percent of ideal body weight.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (obesity, morbid) 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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