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gas⋅trec⋅to⋅my

[ga-strek-tuh-mee]
–noun, plural -mies.
partial or total excision of the stomach.

Origin:
1885–90; gastr- + -ectomy
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gas·trec·to·my   (gā-strěk'tə-mē)   
n.   pl. gas·trec·to·mies
Surgical excision of part or all of the stomach.
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Main Entry: gas·trec·to·my
Pronunciation: ga-'strek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgicalremoval of all or part of the stomach
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gastrectomy gas·trec·to·my (gā-strěk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of part or all of the stomach.

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