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gastrectomy

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gas·trec·to·my  (g-strkt-m)
n. pl. gas·trec·to·mies
Surgical excision of part or all of the stomach.
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Noun1.gastrectomy - surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
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