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gasterectomy

gasterectomy is the rare spelling of gastrectomy.

Meaning of gastrectomy

Noun

gastrectomy (plural gastrectomies)

  1. A surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.

Forms of gasterectomy

pluralgasterectomies

Questions about gasterectomy

What is gasterectomy the rare spelling of?
Gasterectomy is the rare spelling of gastrectomy.

Words near gasterectomy in the dictionary

  1. gasteracanthine
  2. gasteracanthines
  3. gasteral
  4. gasteralgia
  5. gasterectomies
  6. gasterectomy
  7. gasterocarp
  8. gasterocarps
  9. gasteroid
  10. gasteromycete
  11. gasteromycetes

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