gastrotomy

American  

[ga-strot-uh-mee] / gæˈstrɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

gastrotomies

1. the operation of cutting into the stomach.

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gastrotomy British  

/ ɡæsˈtrɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical incision into the stomach

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Other Word Forms

• gastrotomic adjective

Etymology

Origin of gastrotomy

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

Example Sentences

After it had been lodged in this position for seven weeks and two days gastrotomy was performed, and the knife extracted; the patient recovered.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Two weeks later, gastro-peritoneal symptoms presented, and as the stick was located, gastrotomy was proposed; the patient, however, would not consent to an operation.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

Wilson mentions an instance of gastrotomy which was performed for the extraction of a fork swallowed sixteen years before.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Mr. Cooper, on gastrotomy, 224.Furner, ligature of both subclavians, 38.Gastrectomy,

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph