Diseases

Weight Loss

Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Weight Reduction
  • Loss, Weight
  • Losses, Weight
  • Reduction, Weight
  • Reductions, Weight
  • Weight Losses
  • Weight Reductions

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethnology, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

89; was see BODY WEIGHT 1966-88

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Previous Indexing

  • Body Weight (1966-1988)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C23.888w.144w.243.963w
  2. G07.345.249.314.120w.200.963w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Weight Loss. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015431. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015431
  2. Weight Loss. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_loss
  3. Weight Loss. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718113