bariatrics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The branch of medicine dealing with obesity and weight problems.

Word forms

bariatrics

Etymology

From bary- (“weight”) + -iatrics, coined by physician Raymond E. Dietz in 1961.

Related words

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