Etymograph

English

gastrectomy

Gastrectomy comes from Ancient Greek γαστήρ ‘paunch, belly, hollow, wide part’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγαστήρ1gastḗr‘paunch, belly, hollow, wide part’
  2. Englishtodaygastrectomy1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English gastrectomy

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγαστήρWiktionary, English gastrectomygastḗr‘paunch, belly, hollow, wide part’
  2. EnglishtodaygastrectomyWiktionary, English gastrectomy

Formed from gastr- + -ectomy

Linked words

through Ancient Greek γρᾰ́ω ‘to gnaw, eat’

gaster, 6 more

through Ancient Greek γαστήρ ‘paunch, belly, hollow, wide part’

gastritis, gastropod, 5 more

Today it means

noun A surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “gastrectomy”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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