gastrotomy

[ ga-strot-uh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural gas·trot·o·mies.

1. the operation of cutting into the stomach.

gastrotomy

/ ɡæsˈtrɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical incision into the stomach

Other Words From

• gas·tro·tom·ic [gas-tr, uh, -, tom, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gastrotomy¹

First recorded in 1650–60; gastro- + -tomy

Example Sentences

Bell of Iowa removed it by gastrotomy, and the man recovered.

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Gastrotomy, gas-trot′o-mi, n. the operation of cutting open the belly.

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The patient's constitution was fast yielding, and gastrotomy was immediately performed.

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