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bariatrics

January 29, 2006, 9:58 pm

Does anyone know the origins of this word, I believe it is based on acient Greek, but...

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Re: bariatrics

January 29, 2006, 11:29 pm

bar--iatric

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January 29, 2006, 11:34 pm

This page of thefreedictionary.com says:'The term bariatrics was created around 1965 from the Greek root baro ("weight," as in barometer) and suffix -iatrics ("a branch of medicine," as in...

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January 30, 2006, 1:39 am

A webpage has 1950:Formed in 1950, The American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) is a non profit international professional medical association headquartered in Aurora,...

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In medicine when bariatric surgery in mentioned it means stomach stapling, "by-pass surgery," Fobi pouch, or the even newer laparoscopic bands placed around the stomach.Star Jones is the latest well...

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