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Descriptor English:   Thinness 
Descriptor Spanish:   Delgadez 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Magreza 
Synonyms English:   Leanness  
Tree Number:   C23.888.144.828
E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.828
G07.290.100.160.120.828
G07.574.249.314.120.828
Definition English:   A state of insufficient flesh on the body usually defined as having a body weight less than skeletal and physical standards. Depending on age, sex, and genetic background, a BODY MASS INDEX of less than 18.5 is considered as underweight. 
See Related English:   Emaciation
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
blood cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced classification
congenital complications
diet therapy diagnosis
drug therapy economics
ethnology embryology
enzymology epidemiology
etiology genetics
history immunology
metabolism microbiology
mortality nursing
pathology prevention & control
physiopathology parasitology
psychology radiography
rehabilitation radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy surgery
therapy urine
ultrasonography veterinary
virology  
Record Number:   14231 
Unique Identifier:   D013851 

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