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Body Weight Changes
Medical Definition: | A clinical manifestation consisting of alterations in an individual's weight from his or her norm. |
Guide Notes: | not used for indexing |
Previously Indexed: | Body Weight (1966-1997) |
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Emaciation - Clinical manifestation of excessive leanness usually caused by disease or a lack of nutrition. |
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Thinness - A state of insufficient flesh on the body usually defined as having a body weight less than skeletal and physical standards. |
Body Weight Changes Medical Definitions and Terms
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