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gastric band

British  

noun

  1. an adjustable band fitted inside the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A woman from Falkirk has died while undergoing gastric band surgery in Turkey.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2023

The gastric band is rarely performed now due to its high rates of complication and failure.

From Slate Feb. 1, 2023

Inabnet and his team spent the first forty-five minutes of Roberts’s surgery meticulously removing the adhesions of his old gastric band from his liver, abdominal wall, and small intestine.

From The New Yorker Sep. 19, 2016

The bigger challenge, though, is making the NHS more productive overall when finances are as tight as a gastric band.

From Economist Apr. 28, 2016

He had a gastric band surgically placed around his stomach, and he began slowly exercising again under the supervision of Jim Wharton, a trainer on the Upper West Side who worked with professional athletes.

From New York Times Jan. 6, 2012

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