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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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Gastro

+ Gr. [GREEK] to cut: cf. F.

gastrotomie

(Surg.)

A cutting into, or opening of, the abdomen or the stomach.

Noun.

[Gr. belly, and to cut.]

The operation of cutting into or opening the abdomen.

gastrotomy ‎(plural gastrotomies)

incision into the stomach