E-sŏph/a-gŏt'o-my, n.

n. [Gr. οἰσοφάγος and τομος, cutting, from τέμνειν, to cut. See infra.] (Surg.) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus, for the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs the passage. [Written also œsophagotomy.]