Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical division of fibers of the vagus nerve, used to diminish acid secretion of the stomach and control a duodenal ulcer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Division of the vagus or pneumogastric nerve.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun surgery The
surgical resection of thevagus nerve so as to reduce thesecretion ofacid in thestomach and so controlduodenal ulcers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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METHODS: Ten patients with type 1 diabetes and diabetic gastroparesis, including one patient who had undergone vagotomy, were included and completed the investigator blinded crossover trial.
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METHODS: Ten patients with type 1 diabetes and diabetic gastroparesis, including one patient who had undergone vagotomy, were included and completed the investigator blinded crossover trial.
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METHODS: Ten patients with type 1 diabetes and diabetic gastroparesis, including one patient who had undergone vagotomy, were included and completed the investigator blinded crossover trial.
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Extend Limits News 2010
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Our approach, without vagotomy or antrectomy, would appear to be a safe and effective.
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