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gastrolysis

gastrolysis noun: division of perigastric adhesions so as to mobilise the stomach.

Noun

gastrolysis (countable and uncountable, plural gastrolyses)

  1. division of perigastric adhesions so as to mobilise the stomach

Forms of gastrolysis

pluralgastrolyses

Origin of gastrolysis

From gastro- + -lysis.

Questions about gastrolysis

What does gastrolysis mean?
Gastrolysis means division of perigastric adhesions so as to mobilise the stomach.
What part of speech is gastrolysis?
Gastrolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of gastrolysis?
The plural of gastrolysis is gastrolyses.

Words near gastrolysis in the dictionary

  1. gastrologically
  2. gastrologist
  3. gastrologists
  4. gastrology
  5. gastrolyses
  6. gastrolysis
  7. gastrolyzer
  8. gastrolyzers
  9. gastromalacia
  10. gastromancer
  11. gastromancers

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