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bar⋅i⋅at⋅rics

  [bar-ee-a-triks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
a branch of medicine that deals with the control and treatment of obesity and allied diseases.
Origin:
1965–70; < Gk bár(os) weight (cf. baro- ) + -iatrics

Related forms:
bar⋅i⋅at⋅ric, adjective
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Bariatric Gastric Bypass
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bar·i·at·rics   (bār'ē-āt'rĭks)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.

[bar(o)- + -iatrics.]
bar'i·at'ric adj., bar'i·a·tri'cian (-ə-trĭsh'ən) n.
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Main Entry: bar·iat·rics
Pronunciation: "bar-E-'a-triks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
: a branch of medicine that dealswith the treatment of obesity —bar·iat·ric /-trik/ adjective
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bariatrics bar·i·at·rics (bār'ē-āt'rĭks)
n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.

bar'i·at'ric adj.

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bariatrics   (bār'ē-āt'rĭks)  Pronunciation Key 
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.
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