gastrostomy

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noun

The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation.

OriginEnglish stoma ← New Latin stoma ← Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma) →
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Meanings

noungastrostomy (countable and uncountable, plural gastrostomies)

plural gastrostomies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gres-
  2. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́ω (grắō)
  3. Ancient Greekγᾰστήρ (găstḗr)
  4. Englishgastro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*steh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₃mn̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  8. Ancient Greekστόμα (stóma)
  9. New Latinstoma
  10. Englishstoma
  11. Englishgastrostomy

From gastro- + -stomy.

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Translations

Catalan gastrostomia
  • gastrostomiasurgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach
Chinese Mandarin 胃造口術 /胃造口术
  • 胃造口術 /胃造口术 (wèi zàokǒushù)surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach
Finnish gastrostomia
  • gastrostomiasurgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach
Italian gastrostomia
  • gastrostomiasurgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach
Cite this entry
APA

gastrostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastrostomy

MLA

“gastrostomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastrostomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastrostomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastrostomy.

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