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vagotomy

noun
va路​got路​o路​my | \ v膩-藞g盲-t蓹-m膿 How to pronounce vagotomy (audio) \
plural vagotomies

Definition of vagotomy

: surgical division of the vagus nerve

First Known Use of vagotomy

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for vagotomy

borrowed from German Vagotomie, from Vagus vagus nerve + -o- -o- + -tomie -tomy

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vagotomy

noun
va路​got路​o路​my | \ v膩-藞g盲t-蓹-m膿 How to pronounce vagotomy (audio) \
plural vagotomies

Medical Definition of vagotomy

: surgical division of the vagus nerve

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