Obese: Obesity occurs when a person has too much body fat. Obesity is not the same as being overweight; a person is considered obese when they weigh 20% or more of the maximum desirable weight for their height.
Vomiting: The ejection of contents of the stomach through the mouth; or, the material itself.
Laxative: A drug that stimulates bowel movements.
Binge eating: A Condition that involves eating a large amount of food within a short period of time. Seen commonly in bulimia nervosa.
Amenorrhea: Absence of menstruation.
Scalp: Skin over the head on which the hair grows.
Infertility:The inability to produce children.
Dehydration: The condition of excessive loss of fluids from the body, frequently caused by diarrhoea.
Hormonal: Effects particularly caused by hormones.
Constipation: Restricted bowel movements
Bradycardia: A slow heart rate, usually defined as less than 60 beats per minute.
Hypothermia: A life-threatening emergency due to low body temperature causing rapid deterioration of the person's mental and physical state.
Depression: Mental state of low mood commonly associated with feelings of sadness, emptiness, despair or loss of interest in life or worldly matters.
Obsessive-compulsive: An anxiety disorder that is commonly characterized by the person's obsessive need to perform a particular task or set of tasks.
Psychotherapy: The therapy that involves the patient talking about their mental and emotional disorders to a psychiatrist, psychologist or licensed counsellor for treatment.
