La obesidad
Example: La obesidad aumenta el riesgo de enfermedades cardíacas graves.
Definition
"La obesidad" refers to a medical condition characterized by an excessive accumulation of body fat that presents a risk to health. It significantly increases the likelihood of developing serious diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension.
Etymology
The term "la obesidad" originates from the Latin word 'obesitas', meaning 'fatness' or 'stoutness'. It evolved through Old French before entering Spanish. Did you know? The root 'ob-' means 'over' and 'edere' means 'to eat', so it literally suggests 'to eat excessively'.
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"La obesidad" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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