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Name of Symptom/Sign:
Weight loss
Classifications and external resources
ICD-10
R63.4 Abnormal weight loss
R64. Cachexia
ICD-9
783.21
DiseasesDB
28440
MeSH
D015431
Weight loss, in the context of medicine or health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the caloric content of the diet with an increase in physical activity.[6]
Other methods of losing weight include use of drugs and supplements that decrease appetite, block fat absorption, or reduce stomach volume. Surgery is another method. Bariatric surgery artificially reduces the size of the stomach, limiting the intake
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