Weight loss
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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 total body weight, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue.
