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gastrostomy

gastrostomy noun: the surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation.

gastrostomy: the surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation
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Noun

gastrostomy (countable and uncountable, plural gastrostomies)

  1. The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation.

gastrostomy meaning in Tamil

gastrostomy in Tamil

இரைப்பை அறுவை, இரைப்பை ளப்பு, இரையக வாயமைப்பு

Forms of gastrostomy

pluralgastrostomies

Origin of gastrostomy

From gastro- + -stomy.

Words formed from gastrostomy

Questions about gastrostomy

What does gastrostomy mean?
Gastrostomy means the surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation.
What is gastrostomy in Tamil?
Gastrostomy in Tamil is இரைப்பை அறுவை, இரைப்பை ளப்பு, இரையக வாயமைப்பு. See Gastrostomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gastrostomy?
Gastrostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of gastrostomy?
The plural of gastrostomy is gastrostomies.

Words near gastrostomy in the dictionary

  1. gastrostegal
  2. gastrostege
  3. gastrosteges
  4. gastrostomal
  5. gastrostomies
  6. gastrostomy
  7. gastrostyle
  8. gastrostyles
  9. gastrosuccorrhea
  10. gastrosuccorrhoea
  11. gastrosurgeries

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