gastrectomy

/ɡæˈstrɛktəmi/
noun
  1. A surgical operation to remove all or part of the stomach.
    • The patient needed a gastrectomy to treat the stomach tumor.
    • After the gastrectomy, she had to eat smaller, more frequent meals.
    • The surgeon performed a partial gastrectomy to remove the damaged tissue.
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