Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
gastrectomy Audio
gas·trec·to·my [ ga-strek-tuh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
Etymology:
Greek gaster = stomach + ektome = excision
Definitions related to gastrectomy:
  • An operation to remove all or part of the stomach.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Excision of the whole (total gastrectomy) or part (subtotal gastrectomy, partial gastrectomy, gastric resection) of the stomach. (Dorland, 28th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Surgical removal of part or all of the stomach.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Gastrectomy, surgical removal of all or part of the stomach. This procedure is used to remove both benign and malignant neoplasms (tumours) of the stomach, including adenocarcinoma and lymphoma of the stomach. A variety of less-common benign tumours of the stomach or stomach wall can also be...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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