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gastroplasty

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gas·tro·plas·ty (gstr-plst)
n.
Surgical repair of a defect in the stomach or lower esophagus.
gastroplasty
[gas′troplas′tē]
Etymology: Gk, gaster + plassein, to mold
any surgery performed to reshape or repair any stomach defect or deformity.
gastroplasty
plastic repair of the stomach.
gastroplasty
Surgery Partial excision of the stomach to manage morbid obesity. See Gastric bubble, Gastric stapling, Morbid obesity, Obesity.


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