bariatrics, n.
Brit. /ˌbarɪˈatrɪks/, U.S. /ˌbɛriˈætrɪks/
[‹ baro- comb. form + iatric adj.: see -ic suffix Affix 2. Compare slightly later bariatric adj.]
With sing. concord. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes and treatment of obesity.
| 1964 Express & News (San Antonio, Texas) 22 Aug. 12 a/5 Some 65 million Americans are overweight... Dr. Raymond Dietz of Harrisburg, Pa., told the Society of Bariatrics that fat folks face lots of possible medical trouble. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 May 25 Bariatrics is becoming a recognized field of medicine. One of the things doctors are discovering is that not all fat people should lose weight. 1995 D. Maurer & J. Sobal Eating Agendas iv. 78 Bariatrics never has been strongly accepted within the medical community, with under 100 members during their first decade of existence and barely over 500 by their 25th anniversary. |
Derivatives. bariatrician n. a doctor who specializes in bariatrics.
| 1967 Punch 1 Feb. 153/3 One East Coast *bariatrician orders his pills in batches of between 500,000 and 1,000,000—amphetamines, thyroid compounds, diuretics, that sort of thing. 1996 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 14 July d1 Bariatricians..warn that no pharmaceutical silver bullet..will magically confer victory in the battle of the bulge. |