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bariatrics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The branch of medicine dealing with obesity and weight problems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: bariatrie — Translations
  • German: Bariatrie — Translations
  • Hungarian: bariátria — Translations
  • Hungarian: obezitológia — Translations
  • Hungarian: elhízástan — Translations
  • Indonesian: bariatrik — Translations
  • Italian: bariatria — Translations
  • Japanese: 肥満症学 (himanshō-gaku) — Translations
  • Polish: bariatria — Translations
  • Portuguese: bariatria — Translations
  • Russian: бариатри́я (bariatríja) — Translations
  • Spanish: bariatría — Translations