Medical Dictionary
gastric bypass
noun
Medical Definition of GASTRIC BYPASS
: 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 bypass the first portion of the small intestine; especially : roux-en-y gastric bypass
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