gastrostomy

American  

[ga-stros-tuh-mee] / gæˈstrɒs tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

• gastrostomies
  plural

1. the construction of an artificial opening from the stomach through the abdominal wall, permitting intake of food or drainage of gastric contents.

2. the opening so constructed.

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gastrostomy British  

/ ɡæsˈtrɒstəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical formation of an artificial opening into the stomach from the skin surface: used for feeding

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• gastrostomies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of gastrostomy

First recorded in 1850–55; gastro- + -stomy

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

gastrostomy

Before openings for gastrostomy bags went on the market, Peterson cut her own.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Anna was admitted to hospital with a leak from her stomach after she went to Istanbul for a sleeve gastrostomy after gaining weight following the birth of her child in November.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2022

Soon, her mother says, she’ll be buying new adaptive tops to accommodate the gastrostomy tube that is being placed in her stomach for supplemental feeding.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2021

My husband and I learned to give emergency shots, feed our daughter through a gastrostomy tube and administer more than a handful of medications four times a day after running around town to four pharmacies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2020

If the esophageal stenosis is not readily and quickly remediable, gastrostomy should be done immediately.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson