Meanings
noungastrectomy (plural gastrectomies)
plural gastrectomies · alternative gasterectomy
- medicineA surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.
Origin
- Ancient Greekγαστήρ
- Englishgastrectomy
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: gastr- + -ectomy, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَكْمِيم المَعِدَة
- تَكْمِيم المَعِدَة (takmīm al-maʕida)surgical removal of the stomach
Catalan gastrectomia
- gastrectomiasurgical removal of the stomach
Finnish gastrektomia, mahalaukun poistoleikkaus
- gastrektomiasurgical removal of the stomach
- mahalaukun poistoleikkaussurgical removal of the stomach
Italian gastrectomia
- gastrectomiasurgical removal of the stomach
Polish gastrektomia
- gastrektomiasurgical removal of the stomach
Spanish gastrectomía
- gastrectomíasurgical removal of the stomach
Tagalog alisikmura
- alisikmurasurgical removal of the stomach
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gastrectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomylaryngectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
gastrectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastrectomy
MLA
“gastrectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastrectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastrectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastrectomy.
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