gastrostomy
English
Etymology
From
gastro-
+
-stomy
.
Noun
gastrostomy
(
countable and uncountable
,
plural
gastrostomies
)
(
surgery
)
The surgical procedure for making an opening in the
stomach
as part of an
operation
Derived terms
cholecystogastrostomy
cystogastrostomy
gastrogastrostomy
hepatogastrostomy
pancreaticogastrostomy
pancreatogastrostomy
Related terms
gastrostomal
Translations
Translations
Italian:
gastrostomia
(it)
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