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bariatrics

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bar·i·at·rics  (br-trks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.

[bar(o)- + -iatrics.]

bari·atric adj.
bari·a·trician (--trshn) n.

bariatrics  (br-trks)
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.

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Gessele, a bariatrics physician, offered what was known as the HCG weight-loss program.
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