gastroelytrotomy

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English

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Etymology

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From gastro- +‎ elytrotomy.

Noun

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gastroelytrotomy (uncountable)

  1. (surgery, dated) The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a foetus.

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