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bariatrics
bariatrics [ bárri áttriks ]


noun 
Definition:
 
treatment of obesity: the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of obesity ( takes a singular verb )

[Mid-20th century. <baro- + -iatrics]

bariatric adjective
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