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Morbid obesity.
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For the 2nd time today I've dealt with a patient who is described as being having morbid obesity.
I've never really understood that expression. I mean, apart from the odd few (and there are special sites for that sort of interest), most people would be a bit morbid about being obese wouldn't they? I can't imagine many people would be happy about being enormous, and going round singing & dancing "Whay hey, I'm a fat 'un I am..."). You don't describe patients as having happy fatness.
(Yes, sqad, I know what morbid means in the 'medical' sense, I've just always found it strange terminology. It's one of my word 'things').
I've never really understood that expression. I mean, apart from the odd few (and there are special sites for that sort of interest), most people would be a bit morbid about being obese wouldn't they? I can't imagine many people would be happy about being enormous, and going round singing & dancing "Whay hey, I'm a fat 'un I am..."). You don't describe patients as having happy fatness.
(Yes, sqad, I know what morbid means in the 'medical' sense, I've just always found it strange terminology. It's one of my word 'things').
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