Marina Weight Loss Glossary
Welcome to L.A. Bariatric's bariatric terms glossary. We created this pages to be easier for "non health professionals" to understand well what doctors talk about. Getting to know bariatric terms the world of bariatrics will become more familiar to you. We hope this helps.
Here is how you can use it
- you can search the term you don't understand and if it is in our list, it will come up on your search results
- or, you can click on the letter with which the term you are looking for begins and search the terms under that letter
Thank you for visiting our bariatric terms glossary. If you couldn't find the term you were looking for here is what you can do:
- ask Bridgette, who is our baritric program coordinator
- or contact Marina Weight Loss by calling (310) 577-5540.
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