bariatric

/ ˌbærɪˈætrɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the treatment of obesity

   bariatric surgery

Other Word Forms

• bariatrics plural noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bariatric¹

C20: from _baro + _iatric

Example Sentences

One firm asked the council what would happen if a couple wanted to be buried together but one was already in a standard grave at Danescourt and the other needed a wider plot in the bariatric section.

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Miss Butler was admitted to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and later transferred to a specialist bariatric unit at Luton and Dunstable Hospital on the morning of 11 October.

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He said it was his opinion the cause of her death was "what happened in Turkey and the lack of safety netting after major bariatric surgery".

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The tertiary bariatric unit at his hospital had witnessed a "significant rise in complications" from similar procedures in the country, he told the hearing.

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She had bariatric surgery in 2013 and lost 12 stone in 12 months - but during the next decade she regained four stone and started suffering painful spasms in her stomach due to side effects from previous surgeries.

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