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Surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)
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gastrostomy
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Wiktionary
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n. (context surgery English) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation.
WordNet
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n. surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gastrostomy \Gas*tros"to*my\, n. [Gastro- + Gr. ? mouth.] (Surg.) The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach, for the introduction of food.
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Gastrostomy is the creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastric decompression. Typically this would include an incision in the patient's epigastrium as part of a formal operation. It can be performed through ...