bar·i·at·rics

(băr′ē-ăt′rĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.

bar′i·at′ric adj.

bar′i·a·tri′cian (-ə-trĭsh′ən) n.

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bariatric

(ˌbærɪˈætrɪk)

adj

(Medicine) of or relating to the treatment of obesity: bariatric surgery.

[C20: from baro + iatric]

ˌbariˈatrics pl n

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Translations

bariatrique

bariatric

adj bariátrico

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