'Gastrostomy' definitions:
Definition of 'gastrostomy'
(from WordNet)
noun
Surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)
Definition of 'Gastrostomy'
From: 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]