Medical Dictionary

gastrostomy

noun gas·tros·to·my \ga-ˈsträs-tə-mē\
plural gas·tros·to·mies

Medical Definition of GASTROSTOMY

1
:  the surgical formation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach
2
:  the opening made by gastrostomy

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