gastrectomy

[ ga-strek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, plural gas·trec·to·mies.

1. partial or total excision of the stomach.

gastrectomy

/ ɡæsˈtrɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

Word History and Origins

Origin of gastrectomy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; gastr- + -ectomy