Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gastric balloon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: gas-tric bal-loon
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A temporary, non-surgical weight loss device placed inside the stomach to help a person feel full faster and eat less. The balloon is inserted through the mouth using an endoscope and is usually removed after several months.

Example Sentences

"This isn’t the first time she has hidden a weight-loss management attempt from her husband. “I went to Turkey and had a gastric balloon, and I didn’t tell anyone, not even him,” she says."

Inflected Forms

gastric balloons (plural)

Synonyms

IGB intragastric balloon stomach balloon

Questions

What does gastric balloon mean?: A temporary, non-surgical weight loss device placed inside the stomach to help a person feel full faster and eat less. The balloon is inserted through the mouth using an endoscope and is usually removed after several months.

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