postbariatric

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post- +‎ bariatric

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postbariatric (not comparable)

  1. After bariatric surgery.
    • 2007 November 18, Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt, “The Stomach-Surgery Conundrum”, in New York Times[1]:
      From an economic standpoint, research suggests that the operation can pay for itself within a few years because a postbariatric patient now requires less medical care and fewer prescriptions .

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