gastroenterectomy
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gastro- + entero- + -ectomy.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Noun
[edit]gastroenterectomy (plural gastroenterectomies)
- (surgery) Removal of part of the stomach and intestines.
- 2014 October 18, Soroku Yagihashi, Hiroki Mizukami, Wataru Inaba, “Quo vadis: Where have the β-cells gone?”, in Journal of Diabetes Investigation[1], volume 6, :
- Although neogenetic islets are reduced with aging 9, islet neogenesis is commonly encountered in obese persons, patients with gastroenterectomy and pregnant women.