bariatric surgerynoun [ U or C ]
uk/bær.iˌæt.rɪk ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/us/ber.iˌæt.rɪk ˈsɝː.dʒər.i/also weight-loss surgery specializedan operation that makes the stomach smaller so that less food can be eaten and digested
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Medical treatment: surgery
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputate
- anaesthesiology
- anastomose
- anesthesiology
- circumcise
- collagen
- eviscerate
- frontal lobotomy
- implant
- keyhole surgery
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- ligation
- nephron-sparing surgery
- nose job
- transplant
- tuck
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