gastrostomy

[ ga-stros-tuh-mee ]

/ gæˈstrɒs tə mi /

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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of gastrostomy

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

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Examples from the Web for gastrostomy

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
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
Gastrostomy, too, should hold out some hope of rescue, no matter what portion of the oesophagus be dilated.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
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

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

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

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Medicine definitions for gastrostomy

gastrostomy

[ gă-strŏs′tə-mē ]

n.

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