noun (used with a singular verb)
- a branch of medicine that deals with the control and treatment of obesity and allied diseases.
adjective
- of or relating to the treatment of obesitybariatric surgery
1976, from Greek baros “weight,” from barys “heavy” (see grave (adj.)) + -iatric.
n.
- The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.
- The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.