Synonyms & related words for gastrectomy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of gastrectomy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to gastrectomy

Explore words related to gastrectomy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include gastroenterostomy, cholecystectomy, nephrectomize, colectomy, nephrectomy, enterostomy, celiotomy, thyroidectomy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does gastrectomy come from?

The word gastrectomy breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: gastr, from Greek gaster (“stomach”); and -ectomy, from Greek ektome (“excision”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.