bariatric
adjective
bar·iat·ric
ˌber-ē-ˈa-trik 
ˌba-rē-
: relating to or specializing in the treatment of obesity : involving or practicing bariatrics
If all goes well, bariatric surgery leads to substantial weight loss, especially among the morbidly obese.—
Stephen J. Dubner et al.
Stephen J. Dubner et al.a bariatric clinic
bariatric physicians
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Another health system in the Philadelphia region canceled its plans for a bariatric surgery expansion in recent months, Grant Geiger, CEO and founder of industrial design firm EIR Healthcare, told Axios.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
My doctor explained that these medications could achieve similar hormonal effects for people with metabolic disorders, like me, as bariatric surgery.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 31 July 2024
The price of health After losing 62 pounds, Hatter, the Harrison County assistant superintendent, weighs less than her bariatric surgeons ever thought possible.
—Nina Baker, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2024
Five years ago, the Coral Springs tax accountant had bariatric surgery for weight loss, and dropped 85 pounds.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
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Tina Reed, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
My doctor explained that these medications could achieve similar hormonal effects for people with metabolic disorders, like me, as bariatric surgery.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 31 July 2024
The price of health After losing 62 pounds, Hatter, the Harrison County assistant superintendent, weighs less than her bariatric surgeons ever thought possible.
—Nina Baker, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2024
Five years ago, the Coral Springs tax accountant had bariatric surgery for weight loss, and dropped 85 pounds.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
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bariatric
adjective
bar·iat·ric
ˌbar-ē-ˈa-trik
: relating to or specializing in the treatment of obesity : involving or practicing bariatrics
Bariatric surgery is the umbrella term for all weight-loss surgeries reserved for obese patients. Gastric bypass is a subset of these surgeries that first divides the stomach into a small and large pouch and then connects the small stomach pouch to the lower small intestine …—Bijal P. Trivedi, Discover
Bijal P. Trivedi, Discoverbariatric physicians
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