surgical formation of an artificial opening into the stomach from the skin surface: used for feeding
gastrostomy in American English
(ɡæˈstrɑstəmi)
nounWord forms: plural-mies Surgery
1.
the construction of an artificial opening from the stomach through the abdominal wall, permitting intake of food or drainage of gastric contents
2.
the opening so constructed
Word origin
[1850–55; gastro- + -stomy]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clear-cut, cloakroom, headhunting, muggins, overprint-stomy is a combining form used in the names of surgical operations that involve the establishmentof an artificial opening into or between the part or parts specified by the initialelement. Other words that use the affix -stomy include: cholecystostomy, ileostomy, jejunostomy, thoracostomy, tracheostomy
Examples of 'gastrostomy' in a sentence
gastrostomy
Just before she reached the age of 2 she received a gastrostomy (a surgical incision into the stomach).