What does gastrectomy mean?
a. An incision into the stomach
b. Removal of all or part of the stomach
c. Inflammation of the stomach
d. An opening into the stomach
b
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Gastrotomy is an incision into the stomach.
b. Correct. Gastrectomy is the removal of all or part of the stomach.
c. Incorrect. Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach.
d. Incorrect. Gastrostomy is a surgically created artificial mouth or stoma (opening) into the stomach.
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