vagotomy

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noun

The surgical resection of the vagus nerve so as to reduce the secretion of acid in the stomach and so control duodenal ulcers.

OriginAncient Greek τέμνω (témnō) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← English vago- →
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Meanings

nounvagotomy (plural vagotomies)

plural vagotomies

  1. medicineThe surgical resection of the vagus nerve so as to reduce the secretion of acid in the stomach and so control duodenal ulcers.

Origin

  1. Englishvago-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  4. Englishvagotomy

From vago- + -tomy.

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Translations

Basque bagotomia
  • bagotomiasurgery of the vagus nerve
Catalan vagotomia
  • vagotomiasurgery of the vagus nerve
Esperanto vagotomio
  • vagotomiosurgery of the vagus nerve
Estonian vagotoomia
  • vagotoomiasurgery of the vagus nerve
Finnish vagotomia
  • vagotomiasurgery of the vagus nerve
French vagotomie
  • vagotomiesurgery of the vagus nerve
German Vagotomie
  • Vagotomiesurgery of the vagus nerve
Greek βαγοτομή
  • βαγοτομή (vagotomí)surgery of the vagus nerve
Italian vagotomia
  • vagotomiasurgery of the vagus nerve
Persian واگوتومی
  • واگوتومی (vâgutumy)surgery of the vagus nerve
Polish wagotomia
  • wagotomiasurgery of the vagus nerve
Romanian vagotomie
  • vagotomiesurgery of the vagus nerve
Russian ваготоми́я
  • ваготоми́я (vagotomíja)surgery of the vagus nerve
Spanish vagotomía
  • vagotomíasurgery of the vagus nerve
Ukrainian ваготомі́я
  • ваготомі́я (vahotomíja)surgery of the vagus nerve
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APA

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Chicago

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

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