VAGOTOMY


Meaning of VAGOTOMY in English

/vay got"euh mee/ , n. , pl. vagotomies .

the surgical severance of vagus nerve fibers, performed to reduce acid secretion by the stomach. Cf. vagal block .

[ 1900-05; VAGO- + -TOMY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .