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Meaning of gastric balloon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An inflatable medical device temporarily placed in the stomach to aid weight loss.

Examples

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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