- obesity
- noun Date: circa 1611 a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body
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obesity — o*bes i*ty, n.[L. obesitas: cf. F. ob[ e]sit[ e].] The state or quality of being obese; excessive body weight; incumbrance of flesh. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obesity — obesity. См. ожирение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
obesity — (n.) 1610s, from Fr. obésité or directly from L. obesitas fatness, corpulence, from obesus that has eaten itself fat, pp. of obdere to eat all over, devour, from ob over (see OB (Cf. ob )) + edere eat (see EDIBLE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
obesity — [n] corpulence bulk, chubbiness, chunkiness, fatness, overweight, paunchiness, plumpness, portliness, rotundness, stoutness; concept 734 … New thesaurus
Obesity — Cla … Wikipedia
obesity — o·be·si·ty (ō bēʹsĭ tē) n. The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat. * * * Excessive body fat. It is usually caused by sedentary habits and a diet high in fat, alcohol, or total calories.… … Universalium
Obesity — The state of being well above ones normal weight. A person has traditionally been considered to be obese if they are more than 20 percent over their ideal weight. That ideal weight must take into account the person’s height, age, sex, and build.… … Medical dictionary
obesity — n. the condition in which excess fat has accumulated in the body, mostly in the subcutaneous tissues. Clinical obesity is considered to be present when a person has a body mass index of 30 or over. The accumulation of fat is usually caused by the … The new mediacal dictionary
obesity — noun Obesity is used after these nouns: ↑childhood … Collocations dictionary
obesity — noun businesses are developing programs to fight workers obesity Syn: fatness, corpulence, stoutness, portliness, plumpness, chubbiness, rotundity, flabbiness, grossness Ant: thinness, emaciation … Thesaurus of popular words
obesity — obese ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very fat. DERIVATIVES obesity noun. ORIGIN Latin obesus … English terms dictionary
