bariatrics. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

bariatrics

SYLLABICATION:	bar·i·at·rics
PRONUNCIATION:	br-trks
NOUN:	(used with a sing. verb) The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.
ETYMOLOGY:	bar(o)– + –iatrics.
OTHER FORMS:	bari·atric —ADJECTIVE bari·a·trician (--trshn) —NOUN


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