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gastrostomy

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gastrostomy \Gas*tros"to*my\, n. [Gastro- + Gr. ? mouth.]
   (Surg.)
   The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach,
   for the introduction of food.
   [1913 Webster]

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