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Bariatrics

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bariatrics /bar·i·at·rics/ (-e-a´triks) a field of medicine encompassing the study of overweight and its causes, prevention, and treatment.
bar·i·at·rics (br-trks)
n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.

bari·atric adj.

Bariatrics
The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and treatment of obesity and related disorders.

bariatrics
a field of medicine encompassing the study of obesity, its causes, prevention and treatment.

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Gessele, a bariatrics physician, offered what was known as the HCG weight-loss program.
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