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gastrectomy

gast·rec·tomy

uncommon

noun

1.

surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: gastr- + -ectomy, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr).

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