obesity

[ oh-bee-si-tee ]
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noun
  1. the condition of being very fat or overweight; corpulence: His obesity puts him at risk for major health problems.

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Origin of obesity

1
First recorded in 1605–15; from Middle French obésité, from Latin obēsitāt-, stem of obēsitās, equivalent to obēs(us) obese + -i- + -tās -ty2
  • Sometimes o·bese·ness .

Other words from obesity

  • an·ti·o·be·si·ty, adjective, noun, plural an·ti·o·be·si·ties.
  • o·ver·o·be·si·ty, noun

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Scientific definitions for obesity

obesity

[ ō-bēsĭ-tē ]


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

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