bariatric

English

Etymology

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἰατρός (iatrós, “doctor”) + -ic

Adjective

bariatric (not comparable)

1. Referring to the branch of medicine bariatrics, the treatment of obesity and weight problems.

   Gastric bypass surgery is a form of bariatric surgery.

Derived terms

• bariatrics
• bariatrician
• prebariatric

Translations

referring to bariatrics

• Finnish: lihavuus- (fi), bariatrinen
• Greek: βαριατρική (el) f (variatrikí)
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• Russian: бариатрический (ru) (bariatričeskij)