chew the fat [ chew the rag ]

external fat | fat on the outside of the carcase | subcutaneous fat

Definition: Disorders that fulfil some of the features of anorexia nervosa but in which the overall clinical picture does not justify that diagnosis. For instance, one of the key symptoms, such as amenorrhoea or marked dread of being fat, may be absent in the presence of marked weight loss and weight-reducing behaviour. This diagnosis should not be made in the presence of known physical disorders associated with weight loss.

Definition: A disorder characterized by deliberate weight loss, induced and sustained by the patient. It occurs most commonly in adolescent girls and young women, but adolescent boys and young men may also be affected, as may children approaching puberty and older women up to the menopause. The disorder is associated with a specific psychopathology whereby a dread of fatness and flabbiness of body contour persists as an intrusive overvalued idea, and the patients impose a low weight threshold on themselves. There is usually undernutrition of varying severity with secondary endocrine and metabolic changes and disturbances of bodily function. The symptoms include restricted dietary choice, excessive exercise, induced vomiting and purgation, a ...[+++]nd use of appetite suppressants and diuretics.

A rare benign autosomal dominant disorder of fat tissue proliferation with characteristic of presence of multiple small lipomas of 2 to 5 cm in diameter in the middle third of the body (i.e. the forearms, trunk, and upper thighs), and which are gener

wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use of fats, grease, soaps, detergents, disinfectants and cosmetics | wastes from the MFSU of fats, grease, soaps, detergents, disinfectants and cosmetics

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overflow fat on the ribs [ roll of fat on the ribs ]

A very rare form of familial partial lipodystrophy of unknown aetiology characterised by loss of adipose tissue that is confined to the limbs and a normal or increased fat distribution of the face, neck, and trunk. Arterial hypertension and diabetes

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