gastrostomy

English

Etymology

From gastro- +‎ -stomy.

Noun

gastrostomy (countable and uncountable, plural gastrostomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation

Derived terms

• cholecystogastrostomy
• cystogastrostomy
• gastrogastrostomy
• hepatogastrostomy
• pancreaticogastrostomy
• pancreatogastrostomy

Related terms

• gastrostomal

Translations

Translations

• Italian: gastrostomia (it) f