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Noun: vagotomy  vey'gó-tu-mee
  1. (surgery) the surgical excision or severing of the vagus nerve in order to reduce the secretion of acid in the stomach and hence control duodenal ulcers
    "The patient underwent a vagotomy to treat his chronic peptic ulcer"

Derived forms: vagotomies

Encyclopedia: Vagotomy