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o·be·si·ty

(ō-bē′sĭ-tē)

The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.

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Noun

obesity - more than average fatness

corpulency, fleshiness

fatness, avoirdupois, blubber, fat - excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"

adiposis, corpulence, overweight, stoutness - the property of excessive fatness

exogenous obesity - obesity caused by overeating

embonpoint, plumpness, roundness - the bodily property of being well rounded

obesity

noun fatness, flab, heaviness, a weight problem, grossness, corpulence, beef (informal), embonpoint (French), rotundity, fleshiness, stoutness, portliness, bulkiness, podginess, tubbiness Excessive consumption of sugar and fat leads to obesity.
thinness, leanness, slenderness, emaciation, skinniness, gauntness

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Translations

سِمْنَه

obezitaotylost

fedmeovervægt

Adipositas Fettleibigkeit Fettsucht Übergewicht

liikalihavuus

gojaznostpretilost

hájasság

offita

obesitas

şişmanlık

obesity

[əʊˈbiːsɪtɪ] N → obesidad f

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obesity

[əʊˈbiːsəti] n → obésité f

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obesity

[əʊˈbiːsɪtɪ] n (frm) → obesità

obese

(əˈbiːs) adjective

(of people) very fat.

oˈbesity noun

Obesity is a danger to health.

o·be·si·ty

[MIM*601665]

n. obesidad, peso excesivo del cuerpo con masa corporal de 30 a 40;

alimentary ___ → ___ alimentaria;

endogenous ___ → ___ endógena;

exogenous ___ → ___ exógena.

obesity

n obesidad f; central — obesidad central; morbid — obesidad mórbida

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Time bomb: youth, health, and lifestyle in the aftermath of the childhood obesity "epidemic"

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Each strategy for addressing obecity involves different visions of the problem and the ideal solution.