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Meaning of "vagotomy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VAGOTOMY

From vag(us) + -tomy.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VAGOTOMY

vagotomy  [væˈɡɒtəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAGOTOMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vagotomy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VAGOTOMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vagotomy in the English dictionary

The definition of vagotomy in the dictionary is surgical division of the vagus nerve, performed to limit gastric secretion in patients with severe peptic ulcers.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VAGOTOMY


amniotomy
ˌæmnɪˈɒtəmɪ
craniotomy
ˌkreɪnɪˈɒtəmɪ
dichotomy
daɪˈkɒtəmɪ
episiotomy
əˌpiːzɪˈɒtəmɪ
keratotomy
ˌkɛrəˈtɒtəmɪ
laparotomy
ˌlæpəˈrɒtəmɪ
laryngotomy
ˌlærɪŋˈɡɒtəmɪ
lithotomy
lɪˈθɒtəmɪ
lobotomy
ləʊˈbɒtəmɪ
myringotomy
ˌmɪrɪŋˈɡɒtəmɪ
osteotomy
ˌɒstɪˈɒtəmɪ
pharyngotomy
ˌfærɪŋˈɡɒtəmɪ
phlebotomy
flɪˈbɒtəmɪ
postvagotomy
ˌpəʊstvæˈɡɒtəmɪ
rhizotomy
raɪˈzɒtəmɪ
stereotomy
ˌstɛrɪˈɒtəmɪ
syringotomy
ˌsɪrɪŋˈɡɒtəmɪ
tenotomy
təˈnɒtəmɪ
thoracotomy
ˌθɔːrəˈkɒtəmɪ
tracheotomy
ˌtrækɪˈɒtəmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VAGOTOMY

vaginant
vaginate
vaginectomies
vaginectomy
vaginismus
vaginitis
vaginosis
vaginula
vagitus
vagotomies
vagotonia
vagotonic
vagotropic
vagrancies
vagrancy
vagrant
vagrom
vague
vaguely
vagueness

WORDS THAT END LIKE VAGOTOMY

anatomy
arteriotomy
autotomy
cephalotomy
cordotomy
costotomy
cystotomy
enterotomy
gastrotomy
hysterotomy
iridotomy
microtomy
neurotomy
oncotomy
ovariotomy
rachiotomy
radial keratotomy
scotomy
symphyseotomy
symphysiotomy
varicotomy

Synonyms and antonyms of vagotomy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vagotomy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VAGOTOMY

Find out the translation of vagotomy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vagotomy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vagotomy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迷走神经切断
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vagotomía
570 millions of speakers

English

vagotomy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

vagotomy
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قطع المبهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ваготомия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vagotomia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

vagotomy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vagotomie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vagotomy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vagotomie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

迷走神経切断術
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

vagotomy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vagotomy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vagotomy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

vagotomy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

योनिमार्ग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vagotomi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vagotomia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wagotomii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ваготомия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vagotomie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

vagotomy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vagotomie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vagotomi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vagotomy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vagotomy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VAGOTOMY»

The term «vagotomy» is regularly used and occupies the 100.998 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VAGOTOMY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vagotomy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vagotomy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vagotomy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAGOTOMY»

Discover the use of vagotomy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vagotomy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Operative Anatomy
The remaining role of vagotomy is still being clarified. Three types of vagotomy have been described: truncal vagotomy, selective vagotomy, and highly selective (or parietal cell) vagotomy. Truncal vagotomy is a total abdominal vagotomy in ...
Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, 2009
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Mastery of Surgery
Highly selective vagotomy was first introduced in the 1950s as a definitive treatment for chronic peptic ulcer disease. When compared to other open procedures like vagotomy/antrectomy or vagotomy/pyloroplasty, a highly selective vagotomy ...
Josef E. Fischer, Kirby I. Bland, Mark P. Callery, 2006
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Surgical Anatomy and Technique: A Pocket Manual
Truncal Vagotomy A truncal vagotomy is performed by sectioning the anterior and posterior trunks within the abdomen (Fig. 7.7). This procedure destroys the vagal innervation to the stomach and all other abdominal viscera. Identification is  ...
Lee J. Skandalakis, John E. Skandalakis, Panajiotis N. Skandalakis, 2009
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Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease
Truncal vagotomy involves cutting the main trunks of the vagus nerve on each side of the distal esophagus. Vagotomy is part of the surgical treatment of peptic ulcer disease because it eliminates the neural components of the stimulation of ...
Maurice Edward Shils, Moshe Shike, 2006
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Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery
Laparoscopic fan retractor. Patient Positioning Lithotomy (Fig. 8.6.1). Anesthesia General endotracheal anesthesia. Complications Incomplete truncal vagotomy. Esophageal perforation. Incomplete anterior pylorectomy: Creation of a patulous  ...
Karl Kremer, Werner Platzer, 2011
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Textbook of Surgery
In actual practice vagotomy is almost never used alone, because it produces severe stasis in the stomach. Similarly, gastrojejunostomy is not used alone; it does not adequately reduce acidity, and so is quite often followed by an ulcer in the ...
I. Ahsan, 1997
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General Surgery: Principles and International Practice
If recurrent ulceration develops, a secondary operation (thoracoscopic vagotomy or distal gastrectomy) can be performed in a straightforward manner. The disadvantage of highly selective vagotomy and gastrojejunostomy is the risk of ...
Kirby I. Bland, Attila Csendes, 2008
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The Surgical Review: An Integrated Basic and Clinical ...
Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1997:1085, with permission.) Figure 12-9 Gastric ulcers can be classified into four types. gastrojejunostomy. Complete acid reduction is achieved by truncal vagotomy combined with resection of gastric antrum.
Pavan Atluri, 2005
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Sphincters: Normal Function-Changes in Diseases
Three types of vagotomy — truncal, selective gastric, and selective proximal — have been widely employed in the surgical treatment of peptic ulcer. In truncal vagotomy and selective gastric vagotomy, the vagal nerves to the entire stomach are ...
Edwin E. Daniel, Tadao Tomita, Seigi Tsuchida, 1992
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Modern Surgical Care: Physiologic Foundations and Clinical ...
Although rarely seen today, intractable duodenal ulcer should be treated by parietal cell vagotomy. While this can be performed openly, many prefer a laparoscopic approach. The laparoscopic technology available to us today allows us to ...
Thomas A. Miller, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAGOTOMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vagotomy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Best and Worst of Neuroscience and Neurology – June 2015
The scientists noticed that the incidence of Parkinson's disease is much lower among people who underwent vagotomy, a surgical treatment for ulcer that ... «Brain Blogger, Jul 15»
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Parkinson's disease may begin in the gut
If it really is correct that Parkinson's starts in the gut and spreads through the vagus nerve, then these vagotomy patients should naturally be protected against ... «ProHealth, Jun 15»
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Study Suggests Parkinson's Disease May Start in The Gut
The team analyzed patients in Denmark who were submitted during 1977 to 1995 to vagotomy, a surgical procedure to remove part or resect the vagus nerve. «Parkinson's News Today, Jun 15»
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Parkinson's disease may start in the gastrointestinal tract
If it really is correct that Parkinson's starts in the gut and spreads through the vagus nerve, then these vagotomy patients should naturally be protected against ... «News-Medical.net, Jun 15»
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FDA Approves Novel Implanted Device for Treating Obesity
... the observation of transient weight loss among patients undergoing surgical vagotomy, a procedure once commonly used to treat problematic stomach ulcers. «Medscape, Jan 15»
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San Antonio teen loses 60 pounds in 8 months following gastric …
... follow up with a gastric bypass and “vagotomy,” which removes part of the vagus nerve to help in appetite suppression, according to the Houston Chronicle. «mySanAntonio.com, Dec 14»
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Study: Botox Could Prevent Spread of Gastric Cancer
In previous work, “it has been demonstrated that vagotomy decreases gastric mucosal thickness and cellular proliferation,” wrote researchers led by Duan Chen, ... «Cancer Network, Sep 14»
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HypeWatch: Botox for Gastric Cancer? Think Again
The theory, based on the authors' read of the literature, was that patients who'd undergone vagotomy had a reduced incidence of gastric cancer, because ... «MedPage Today, Sep 14»
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Botox for stomach cancer?
Before H pylori was discovered, patients with stomach and duodenal ulcers were sometimes treated with an operation to cut their vagus nerve – a vagotomy ... «OnMedica, Aug 14»
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Botox can slow tumour growth. Research at Columbia University …
Using three different mouse models of stomach cancer, the researchers found that when they performed a procedure called a vagotomy to cut the nerves, the ... «MTBeurope, Aug 14»

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