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gas⋅trot⋅o⋅my

[ga-strot-uh-mee]
–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
the operation of cutting into the stomach.

Origin:
1650–60; gastro- + -tomy


gas⋅tro⋅tom⋅ic [gas-truh-tom-ik] , adjective
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gas·trot·o·my   (gā-strŏt'ə-mē)   
n.   pl. gas·trot·o·mies
Surgical incision into the stomach.
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Main Entry: gas·trot·o·my
Pronunciation: ga-'strät-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical incision into the stomach
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gastrotomy gas·trot·o·my (gā-strŏt'ə-mē)
n.
Incision into the stomach.

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