GASTROSTOMY - Definition

Pronunciation:		ga'strâstumee
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)

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	See Also:	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Gastros"tomy\, n. [Gastro- + Gr. ? mouth.] (Surg.) The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach, for the introduction of food.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	an artificial opening from the stomach to a hole (stoma) in the abdomen where a feeding tube is inserted.