Obesogenic

//əʊbiːsəˈdʒɛnɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing obesity. not-comparable

    "Some authors have characterized the so-called obesogenic family and have observed the similarity between this kind of family constellation and that of the schizophrenic patient"

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"Some authors have characterized the so-called obesogenic family and have observed the similarity between this kind of family constellation and that of the schizophrenic patient"

Etymology

From obese + -genic.

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