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vagotomy

va·got·o·my [ və góttəmee ] (plural va·got·o·mies)


noun 
Definition:
 
surgical cutting of cranial nerves: the surgical cutting of the tenth pair of cranial nerves vagi or any of their branches, performed to control duodenal ulcers by decreasing acid secretion of the stomach

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