gastrotomy

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noun

Any form of incision into the stomach.

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Meanings

noungastrotomy (plural gastrotomies)

plural gastrotomies

  1. medicineAny form of incision into the stomach.

Origin

From gastro- + -tomy.

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Translations

Catalan gastrotomia
  • gastrotomiaincision into the stomach
Chinese Mandarin 胃切開術 /胃切开术
  • 胃切開術 /胃切开术incision into the stomach
Finnish gastrotomia
  • gastrotomiaincision into the stomach
French gastrotomie
  • gastrotomieincision into the stomach
Italian gastrotomia
  • gastrotomiaincision into the stomach
Spanish gastrotomía
  • gastrotomíaincision into the stomach
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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