Gas-trōt′o-my, n.
n. [Fr. gastrotomie; Gr. γαστήρ, belly, and τομή, a cutting; τέμνειν, to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into or opening the abdomen.
n. [Fr. gastrotomie; Gr. γαστήρ, belly, and τομή, a cutting; τέμνειν, to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into or opening the abdomen.