Diseases

Thinness

A state of insufficient flesh on the body usually defined as having a body weight less than skeletal and physical standards, such as BODY MASS INDEX, and dependent on age, sex, and genetic background.

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Abstract

A state of insufficient flesh on the body usually defined as having a body weight less than skeletal and physical standards, such as BODY MASS INDEX, and dependent on age, sex, and genetic background.

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2 entry terms
  • Leanness
  • Underweight

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C23.888w.144w.828w
  2. E01w.370.600w.115.450w.375w.828w
  3. G07.100.100.160.120w.828w
  4. G07.100.175w.313w.828w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thinness. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013851. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013851
  2. Thinness. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underweight
  3. Thinness. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1146902