gastroelytrotomy

noun

The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a foetus.

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Meanings

noungastroelytrotomy (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountablemedicineThe operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a foetus.

Origin

From gastro- + elytrotomy.

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APA

gastroelytrotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastroelytrotomy

MLA

“gastroelytrotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastroelytrotomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastroelytrotomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastroelytrotomy.

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