Meanings
adjectivepostbariatric (not comparable)
- not comparableAfter bariatric surgery.
From an economic standpoint, research suggests that the operation can pay for itself within a few years because a postbariatric patient now requires less medical care and fewer prescriptions .
2007 November 18, Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt, “The Stomach-Surgery Conundrum”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Finnish postbariatrinen, lihavuusleikkauksen jälkeinen
- postbariatrinenafter bariatric surgery
- lihavuusleikkauksen jälkeinenafter bariatric surgery
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