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gastrectomy

American  
[ga-strek-tuh-mee] / gæˈstrɛk tə mi /

noun

  • gastrectomies
    plural
  1. partial or total excision of the stomach.


gastrectomy British  
/ ɡæsˈtrɛktəmɪ /

noun

  1. surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

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Etymology

Origin of gastrectomy

First recorded in 1885–90; gastr- + -ectomy

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She said she would raise concerns about Miss Butler's sleeve gastrectomy with regulators in Turkey.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2025

It’s not clear from the autopsy report which type of surgery Presley had, though experts said it was not a sleeve gastrectomy, which is the most common procedure.

From Seattle Times Jul. 14, 2023

But in several other New York City-area ZIP codes the price charged for the gastrectomy procedure hovers around $20,000, according to the databank.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2023

The complaint states that the child will develop cancer without a preventive gastrectomy, or stomach removal.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2023

Will someone ever explain to Carson what a gastrectomy is?

From New York Times Jan. 31, 2016

Also, a majority of the stomach that secretes ghrelin, the hunger hormone, is removed in sleeve gastrectomies.

From New York Times Oct. 31, 2023

It is clear that obesity, and the stigma associated with it, can’t be solved by hundreds of millions of gastric bypasses and sleeve gastrectomies.

From The New Yorker Sep. 19, 2016

Though Dr. Wangensteen pioneered in gastrectomies, did hundreds in 35 years, he was never fully satisfied with the results.

From Time Magazine Archive

For a year, Wangensteen and his assistants have done no gastrectomies on patients with severe but uncomplicated duodenal ulcers.

From Time Magazine Archive

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