bariatrics

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noun

The branch of medicine dealing with obesity and weight problems.

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Meanings

nounbariatrics pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlymedicineThe branch of medicine dealing with obesity and weight problems.

Origin

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

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Translations

French bariatrie
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German Bariatrie
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Hungarian bariátria, obezitológia
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Indonesian bariatrik
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Italian bariatria
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Japanese 肥満症学
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Polish bariatria
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Portuguese bariatria
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Russian бариатри́я
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Spanish bariatría
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Cite this entry
APA

bariatrics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bariatrics

MLA

“bariatrics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bariatrics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bariatrics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bariatrics.

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