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gastric bands

gastric bands is the plural of gastric band.

Meaning of gastric band

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

Questions about gastric bands

What is gastric bands the plural of?
Gastric bands is the plural of gastric band.

Words near gastric bands in the dictionary

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

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