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Definition of "vagotomy" []

  • Surgical division of fibers of the vagus nerve, used to diminish acid secretion of the stomach and control a duodenal ulcer. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "vagotomy" in a sentence
  • "METHODS: Ten patients with type 1 diabetes and diabetic gastroparesis, including one patient who had undergone vagotomy, were included and completed the investigator blinded crossover trial."
  • "Description of Impetigo Impetigo is a skin via an infected eyes or following an operation This is done is to seem to help people whose ulcers are vagotomy, antrectomy and pyloroplasty"
  • "Our approach, without vagotomy or antrectomy, would appear to be a safe and effective."