gastrostomy

[ ga-stros-tuh-mee ]

/ gæˈstrɒs tə mi /

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noun, plural gas·tros·to·mies.Surgery.

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

the opening so constructed.

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Origin of gastrostomy

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

Words nearby gastrostomy

gastrospasm, gastrosplenic, gastrostaxis, gastrostenosis, gastrostolavage, gastrostomy, gastrotomy, gastrotonometry, gastrotrich, gastrotropic, gastrovascular

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How to use gastrostomy in a sentence

In 1858 he performed practically the first gastrostomy in England for a case of cancer of the oesophagus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various
When the patient has difficulty in taking food, recourse should be had to the use of the stomach-tube or to gastrostomy.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
In the majority of cases, however, only the palliative measures of œsophagostomy or gastrostomy can be adopted.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
The employment of radium is rendered easier and more efficient if it is preceded by gastrostomy.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

In aggravated cases, the gastrostomy opening must be retained in order to prevent death from starvation.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for gastrostomy

gastrostomy

/ (ɡæsˈtrɒstəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for gastrostomy

gastrostomy

[ gă-strŏs′tə-mē ]

Surgical construction of a permanent opening from the external surface of the abdominal wall into the stomach, usually for inserting a feeding tube.