Glossary
Learn the Language of Bariatrics
There is a lot of medical terminology used when talking about bariatric surgery and type 2 diabetes. Below are some of the most commonly used terms and their definitions.
- Absorption
- Bariatrics
- Bariatric Center of Excellence
- Bariatric program
- Bariatric surgeon
- Bariatric surgery
- Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch
- BMI/Body mass index
- Comorbidity
- Contraindication
- Diabetes
- Dumping syndrome
- Duodenum
- Excess weight
- Gastric band surgery
- Gastric bypass surgery
- Gastric sleeve surgery
- Gastrointestinal
- Ideal weight
- Impaired glucose tolerance (See pre-diabetes)
- Insulin
- Jejunum
- Laparoscopic surgery (See minimally invasive surgery)
- Malabsorptive procedure
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Morbid obesity
- Obesity
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Pre-diabetes
- Restrictive procedure
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
- Satiety
- Single Incision Laparoscopic (SILS™)
- Sleep apnea
- Sleeve gastrectomy (See gastric sleeve surgery)
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Weight-loss surgery
