Definition: A branch of medicine that deals with obesity, including prevention of obesity and treatments for obesity including surgical procedures.
Pronunciation: BARRY-atrick
Also Known As: weight loss, weight loss surgeries, gastric bypass surgeries, weight loss medicine
Common Misspellings: barryatrics, baryatrics,
Examples: The patient had tried many different weight loss programs before consulting a bariatric surgeon to explore weight loss surgery options.
