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Webster 1913 Edition


Gastrostomy

Gas-tros′to-my

,
Noun.
[
Gastro-
+ Gr. [GREEK] mouth.]
(Surg.)
The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach, for the introduction of food.

Definition 2024


gastrostomy

gastrostomy

English

Noun

gastrostomy (plural gastrostomies)

  1. (surgery) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation.