obesity

From French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from obēsus (“fat”). By surface analysis, obese +‎ -ity.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /oʊˈbisɪti/, [-ɾi]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ə(ʉ)ˈbiːsɪti/, /ɐ(ʉ)ˈbiːsɪti/, [-ɾi]
• IPA^(key): (obsolete) /oʊˈbɛzɪti/^[1]
• Hyphenation: obes‧i‧ty

obesity (countable and uncountable, plural obesities)

1. (pathology) The state of being obese.
   • 2015 July 4, Vilma E. Ortiz, Jean Kwo, “Obesity: physiologic changes and implications for preoperative management”, in BMC Anesthesiology‎^[2], volume 15, →DOI:

     While the majority of individuals with severe obesity are able to maintain eucapnia, a significant minority will develop obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), characterized by alveolar hypoventilation (PaCO 2  > 45 mmHg) unexplained by other disorders.