vagotomy

American  

[vey-got-uh-mee] / veɪˈgɒt ə mi /

noun

vagotomies plural

1. the surgical severance of vagus nerve fibers, performed to reduce acid secretion by the stomach.

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vagotomy British  

/ væˈɡɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical division of the vagus nerve, performed to limit gastric secretion in patients with severe peptic ulcers

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• vagotomies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of vagotomy

First recorded in 1900–05; vago- + -tomy

Example Sentences

Recent epidemiological examinations of vagotomy patients whose vagus nerves were severed show that they have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s.

From Scientific American • May 8, 2018

His operation, "vagotomy," is not as simple as it sounds: surgeons often have difficulty finding and cutting all the nerve fibers in the bunch.

From Time Magazine Archive

As proof, he cites vagotomy in man, and Shumway's dogs.

From Time Magazine Archive

It can shut off some of the abnormal impulses by nerve-cutting operations such as vagotomy, or cut out diseased thyroids and hunks of stomach.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Madden dismissed vagotomy alone as unsatisfactory, and gave the Weinberg operation a low rating because too often it fails to effect a cure.

From Time Magazine Archive