bariatrics
[bar-ee-a-triks]
- a branch of medicine that deals with the control and treatment of obesity and allied diseases.
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Origin of bariatrics
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So how did Christie pull off bariatric surgery without the media catching on?
The bariatric approach was shown effective in two New England Journal of Medicine articles earlier this year (here and here).
In addition to the pills, bariatric surgery—the high-end word of stomach stapling—is proving its value.
bariatric
- of or relating to the treatment of obesitybariatric surgery
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Word Origin
C20: from baro + iatric
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bariatrics
(băr′ē-ăt′rĭks)- The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.
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bariatrics
[băr′ē-ăt′rĭks]
- The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.
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