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WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
- Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- weight-loss medication
1, record 1, English, weight%2Dloss%20medication
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- weight-loss drug 2, record 1, English, weight%2Dloss%20drug
correct
- weight-loss medicine 3, record 1, English, weight%2Dloss%20medicine
correct
- weight-loss pharmaceutical 4, record 1, English, weight%2Dloss%20pharmaceutical
correct
- anti-obesity medication 5, record 1, English, anti%2Dobesity%20medication
correct
- anti-obesity drug 6, record 1, English, anti%2Dobesity%20drug
correct
- anti-obesity medicine 7, record 1, English, anti%2Dobesity%20medicine
correct
- anti-obesity pharmaceutical 8, record 1, English, anti%2Dobesity%20pharmaceutical
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are two main types of weight-loss medications: 1) Appetite suppressants [that] keep [a person] from feeling hungry ... 2) Lipase ... inhibitors [that] keep [a person's] body from taking in about one-third of the fat from the food [they eat]. ... Weight-loss medications only work well when they are used as part of a program that includes healthy eating and regular physical activity. 9, record 1, English, - weight%2Dloss%20medication
Record 1, Key term(s)
- weight loss medication
- weight loss drug
- weight loss medicine
- weight loss pharmaceutical
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
- Hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- médicament pour perdre du poids
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20pour%20perdre%20du%20poids
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- médicament pour maigrir 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20pour%20maigrir
correct, masculine noun
- médicament contre l'obésité 3, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20contre%20l%27ob%C3%A9sit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- médicament anti-obésité 4, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20anti%2Dob%C3%A9sit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- médicament antiobésité
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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