metabolic syndrome
metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) (met-ă-bol-ik) n. a common combination of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes with central obesity (fat is distributed mainly around the waist), high blood pressure, and hyperlipidaemia, which is associated with a risk of early atherosclerosis.
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