gastric balloon
gastric balloon noun: a temporary, non-surgical weight loss device placed inside the stomach to help a person feel full faster and eat less. The balloon is inserted through the mouth using an endoscope and is usually removed after several months.
Noun
gastric balloon (plural gastric balloons)
- A temporary, non-surgical weight loss device placed inside the stomach to help a person feel full faster and eat less. The balloon is inserted through the mouth using an endoscope and is usually removed after several months.
- This isn’t the first time she has hidden a weight-loss management attempt from her husband. “I went to Turkey and had a gastric balloon, and I didn’t tell anyone, not even him,” she says.2025 May 11, Imogen West-Knights, “‘I lost so much weight, my husband thought I was terminally ill’: why do people lie about taking Ozempic?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- IGB, intragastric balloon, stomach balloon
Synonyms of gastric balloon
Forms of gastric balloon
| plural | gastric balloons |
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Questions about gastric balloon
- What does gastric balloon mean?
- Gastric balloon means a temporary, non-surgical weight loss device placed inside the stomach to help a person feel full faster and eat less. The balloon is inserted through the mouth using an endoscope and is usually removed after several months.
- What part of speech is gastric balloon?
- Gastric balloon is a noun.
- What is the plural of gastric balloon?
- The plural of gastric balloon is gastric balloons.
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