gastropexy

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noun

The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.

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Meanings

noungastropexy (countable and uncountable, plural gastropexies)

plural gastropexies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.

Origin

From gastro- + -pexy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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