bariatric

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “doctor”) + -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbæɹiˈætɹɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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.

   • 2019 June 17, Sirin Kale, “Bariatric divorce: why extreme weight loss leads to break ups”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     It’s not only romantic relationships that are transformed by bariatric surgery. Many patients lose friends.

Derived terms

• bariatrician
• bariatrics
• nonbariatric
• postbariatric
• prebariatric

Translations

referring to bariatrics

Finnish: lihavuus- (fi), bariatrinen French: bariatrique (fr) German: bariatrisch Greek: βαριατρική (el) f (variatrikí) Hungarian: bariátriai Italian: bariatrico (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: fedme- (no) m or f, bariatrisk Polish: bariatryczny (pl) Portuguese: bariátrico Russian: бариатри́ческий (ru) (bariatríčeskij) Spanish: bariátrico