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(gas trek′tə mē)

noun pl. gastrectomies

the surgical removal of all, or esp. part, of the stomach

Origin: gastr(o)- + -ectomy: see gastro-

See gastrectomy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. gas·trec·to·mies

Surgical excision of part or all of the stomach.

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