Also known as: ob.
OB has various meanings in the Medicine category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of OB in Medicine.
Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynaecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynaecology.
MedicineRelating to obstetrics.
MedicineObesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health. People are generally considered obese when their body mass index (BMI), a measurement obtained by dividing a person's weight by the square of the person's height, is over 30 kg/m2, with the range 25–30 kg/m2 defined as overweight.
MedicineOperating budget is a combination of the various budgets that are set for operations. The various budgets included in operating budget are sales and collection budget, cost of goods sold budget, inventory and purchases budget and operating expenses budget.
MedicineWell above one's normal weight. A person has traditionally been considered to be obese if they are more than 20% over their ideal weight. That ideal weight must take into account the person's height, age, sex, and build.Obesity has been more precisely defined by the National Institutes of Health (the NIH) as a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 and above. The BMI, a key index for relating body weight to height, is a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by their height in meters (m) squared.
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