Gastrostomy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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