See Also: vagotomy(medicine)
Vagotomy(health)
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vagotomy (iou)



vagotomy noun. E20.
[from VAGUS + -O- + -TOMY.]
Medicine & Physiology. (An instance of) a surgical operation in which the vagus nerve is cut, either as a research technique or as a means of reducing the rate of gastric secretion.
vagotomized adjective that has been subjected to vagotomy M20.