Plural of gastrotomy; multiple surgical procedures in which an incision is made into the stomach for treatment or exploration.
From Greek 'gastro-' (stomach) + 'tomy' (cutting, from 'temnein' meaning to cut) + '-ies' (plural suffix). The term literally means 'stomach cuttings' and refers to multiple surgical incisions.
Gastrotomies were historically performed to remove foreign objects, treat perforations, or access tumors—now they're less common because of better diagnostic tools like endoscopy that let doctors see and work inside the stomach without major surgery.
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