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gastroplication

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gastroplication /gas·tro·pli·ca·tion/ (gas″tro-plĭ-ka´shun) treatment of gastric dilatation by stitching a fold in the stomach wall.
gas·tro·pli·ca·tion (gstr-pl-kshn)
n.
The reduction of stomach size by suturing a fold in the stomach wall. Also called gastrorrhaphy.
gastroplication
treatment of gastric dilatation by stitching a fold in the stomach wall.


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