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gastric band

gastric band noun: an inflatable silicone device placed around the top portion of the stomach to treat obesity, intended to slow consumption of food and thus reduce the amount of food consumed.

Noun

gastric band (plural gastric bands)

  1. An inflatable silicone device placed around the top portion of the stomach to treat obesity, intended to slow consumption of food and thus reduce the amount of food consumed.
    Synonyms:
    lap band

Synonyms of gastric band

Forms of gastric band

pluralgastric bands

Questions about gastric band

What does gastric band mean?
Gastric band means an inflatable silicone device placed around the top portion of the stomach to treat obesity, intended to slow consumption of food and thus reduce the amount of food consumed.
What part of speech is gastric band?
Gastric band is a noun.
What is the plural of gastric band?
The plural of gastric band is gastric bands.

Words near gastric band in the dictionary

  1. gastric acids
  2. gastric angle
  3. gastric angles
  4. gastric balloon
  5. gastric balloons
  6. gastric band
  7. gastric bands
  8. gastric cancer
  9. gastric dumping syndrome
  10. gastric fever
  11. gastric flu

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