Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.
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- noun medicine The branch of medicine dealing with
obesity and weight problems.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He referred me to another doctor, one who specialized in bariatrics.
God’s Guest List Debbie Macomber 2010
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I practice bariatrics at a major NW US institution and would like to establish a conversation around how to best present the literature to other M.D.s.
Request for help promoting our new book | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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It is similar to a generation ago when you saw all bathrooms get remodeled to be handicap accessible. bariatrics is by far the fastest growing segment of the medical supply industry.
X-raying the obese is "like watching TV without cable or an antenna." Ann Althouse 2007
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All of this may seem obvious, but until bariatrics the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of obesity has a scientific basis, the obesity problem will worsen.
Carbohydrates or weight loss or both? | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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I went to a gynecologist, an internist, an endocrinologist, a cardiologist, bariatrics, I went to everything I was supposed to and for the first time in my life I shut up and I listened and I had them tell me what I was supposed to do.
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I got a specialist physician in bariatrics, or obesity.
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I got a specialist physician in bariatrics, or obesity.
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"Spend some time online reading about bariatrics abroad," said Vicky Gould, 48, who had adjustable-band surgery in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2007.
NYT > Home Page By LESLEY ALDERMAN 2011
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We are at SAGES as well and I appreciate the comments on colorectal procedures, but there is quite a bit of talk about everything else here like bariatrics, cholecystectomy, including robotics.
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Scottsdale Healthcare Shea is known for its cardiovascular, cancer, orthopedics, bariatrics, women's and children's, and other clinical services.
Medindia Health News 2010
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