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(surgery) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation..
Use gastrostomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gastrostomy means (surgery) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation..
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