gastrectomy
gastrectomy noun: a surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.
Noun
gastrectomy (plural gastrectomies)
- A surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.
gastrectomy meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic
gastrectomy in Tamil
- இரைப்பை நீக்கம், இரைப்ப நீக்கம், இரைப்ப வெட்டு, இரையியயெடுப்பு
gastrectomy in Tagalog
- surgical removal of the stomach
- alisikmura
gastrectomy in Arabic
- surgical removal of the stomach
- تَكْمِيم المَعِدَة takmīm al-maʕida
Forms of gastrectomy
| plural | gastrectomies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gasterectomy |
Origin of gastrectomy
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: gastr- + -ectomy, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr).
Words formed from gastrectomy
- esophagogastrectomy
- mini sleeve gastrectomy
- postgastrectomy
Words that rhyme with gastrectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about gastrectomy
- What does gastrectomy mean?
- Gastrectomy means a surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.
- What is gastrectomy in Tamil?
- Gastrectomy in Tamil is இரைப்பை நீக்கம், இரைப்ப நீக்கம், இரைப்ப வெட்டு. See Gastrectomy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gastrectomy?
- Gastrectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of gastrectomy?
- The plural of gastrectomy is gastrectomies.
Words near gastrectomy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gastrectomy (page history and authors); gastrectomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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