bariatrics

[bar-ee-a-triks]

noun (used with a singular verb)

a branch of medicine that deals with the control and treatment of obesity and allied diseases.

Origin of bariatrics

1965–70; < Greek bár(os) weight (cf. baro-) + -iatrics

Related formsbar·i·at·ric, adjective

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Examples from the Web for bariatric

Contemporary Examples of bariatric

So how did Christie pull off bariatric surgery without the media catching on?
Chris Christie’s Weight Loss: The Lap-Band Procedure Explained
Lizzie Crocker
May 8, 2013
The bariatric approach was shown effective in two New England Journal of Medicine articles earlier this year (here and here).
Why New Diet Drugs, Belviq and Qsymia, Are Just in Time
Kent Sepkowitz
July 19, 2012
In addition to the pills, bariatric surgery—the high-end word of stomach stapling—is proving its value.
Why New Diet Drugs, Belviq and Qsymia, Are Just in Time
Kent Sepkowitz
July 19, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for bariatric

bariatric

adjective

of or relating to the treatment of obesitybariatric surgery

Derived Formsbariatrics, pl n

Word Origin for bariatric

C20: from baro + iatric

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Word Origin and History for bariatric

adj.

1976, from Greek baros "weight," from barys "heavy" (see grave (adj.)) + -iatric.

Medicine definitions for bariatric