gastrectomy
noun
gas·trec·to·my
ga-ˈstrek-tə-mē 
plural gastrectomies
: surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
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Gastr- comes from the Greek word for "belly", and shows up in English in such words as gastric ("relating to the stomach") and gastronomy ("the cooking and eating of fine food"). Believe it or not, there are many people today who have had a gastrectomy and live without a stomach; some of them need to eat fairly steadily and carefully through the day, but many lead almost completely normal and even vigorous lives.
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After a gastrectomy, people need to eat smaller more frequent meals.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
So in June 2021, Torruella underwent a sleeve gastrectomy.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
This type of bezoar tends to occur in people who have had stomach surgery, such as gastric bypass or partial gastrectomy.
—Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
Although doctors – and even parents – don’t always agree, Fox believes that weight-loss medications and surgical procedures such as gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy should be an option for children.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
So in June 2021, Torruella underwent a sleeve gastrectomy.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
This type of bezoar tends to occur in people who have had stomach surgery, such as gastric bypass or partial gastrectomy.
—Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
Although doctors – and even parents – don’t always agree, Fox believes that weight-loss medications and surgical procedures such as gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy should be an option for children.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Gastrectomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gastrectomy. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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gastrectomy
noun
gas·trec·to·my
ga-ˈstrek-tə-mē
plural gastrectomies
: surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
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