Meanings
noungastroenterectomy (plural gastroenterectomies)
plural gastroenterectomies
- medicineRemoval of part of the stomach and intestines.
Although neogenetic islets are reduced with aging 9, islet neogenesis is commonly encountered in obese persons, patients with gastroenterectomy and pregnant women.
2014 October 18, Soroku Yagihashi, Hiroki Mizukami, Wataru Inaba, “Quo vadis: Where have the β-cells gone?”, in Journal of Diabetes Investigation, volume 6, →DOI
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gastroenterectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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