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gastric bypass — n a surgical bypass operation performed to restrict food intake and reduce absorption of calories and nutrients in the treatment of severe obesity that typically involves reducing the size of the stomach and reconnecting the smaller stomach to… … Medical dictionary
Gastric bypass surgery — Gastric bypass procedures (GBP) are any of a group of similar operations used to treat morbid obesity the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue and the health problems (comorbidities) it causes. Bariatric surgery is the term… … Wikipedia
gastric bypass surgery — any of several procedures of bariatric surgery that allow food to bypass parts of the gut in order to reduce absorption of nutrients and calories. Such operations often lead to greater weight loss than restrictive procedures, such as gastric… … The new mediacal dictionary
gastric bypass — n. Med. any of several surgical procedures that reduce the size of the functioning stomach and modify its connection to the small intestine, reducing food and caloric intake: used to treat morbid obesity. • Etymology: [1990 95] … From formal English to slang
gastric bypass — /gæstrɪk ˈbaɪpas/ (say gastrik buypahs) noun a surgical procedure for the treatment of obesity in which the stomach is stapled to make it smaller …
gastric bypass — a surgical procedure by which all or part of the stomach is circumvented by anastomosis to the small intestine, performed to overcome obstruction or in the treatment of morbid obesity. Also called gastroplasty … Useful english dictionary
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass — rü .en wī , .rü .än .ē grek n a gastric bypass surgical procedure in the treatment of severe obesity that involves partitioning off part of the upper stomach (as by stapling and separation from the lower stomach) to form a small pouch, dividing t … Medical dictionary
Bypass surgery — can refer to: *Coronary artery bypass surgery *Roux en Y gastric bypass surgery * Partial ileal bypass surgery *Lower limb bypass surgery … Wikipedia
Bypass — An operation in which a surgeon creates a new tubular pathway for the movement of fluids and/or other substances in the body. * * * 1. A shunt or auxiliary flow. 2. To create new flow from one structure to another through a diversionary channel.… … Medical dictionary
bypass — bypasser, by passer, n. /buy pas , pahs /, n., v., bypassed or (Rare) bypast; bypassed or bypast; bypassing. n. 1. a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction. 2. a secondary pipe or… … Universalium
