bariatrics

English

Etymology

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

Noun

bariatrics pl (plural only)

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

Related terms

• bariatric
• bariatrician

Translations

Translations

• French: bariatrie (fr) f
• German: Bariatrie f
• Hungarian: bariátria, obezitológia, elhízástan
• Italian: bariatria (it) f
• Japanese: 肥満症学 (himanshō-gaku)
• Polish: bariatria (pl) f
• Portuguese: bariatria f
• Spanish: bariatría f