gastric bypass
gastric bypass
nounDefinition of GASTRIC BYPASS
: a surgical bypass operation that typically involves reducing the size of the stomach and reconnecting the smaller stomach to bypass the first portion of the small intestine so as to restrict food intake and reduce caloric absorption in cases of severe obesity
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1972
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