gastroenterectomy

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gastro- +‎ entero- +‎ -ectomy

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gastroenterectomy (plural gastroenterectomies)

  1. (surgery) Removal of part of the stomach and intestines.
    • 2014 October 18, Soroku Yagihashi, Hiroki Mizukami, Wataru Inaba, “Quo vadis: Where have the β-cells gone?”, in Journal of Diabetes Investigation[1], volume 6, →DOI:
      Although neogenetic islets are reduced with aging 9, islet neogenesis is commonly encountered in obese persons, patients with gastroenterectomy and pregnant women.