Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
vagotomy Audio
va·got·o·my [ vey-got-uh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Parasympathectomy
Definitions related to vagotomy:
  • Interruption or removal of any part of the vagus nerve.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The interruption or removal of any part of the vagus (10th cranial) nerve. Vagotomy may be performed for research or for therapeutic purposes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Vagotomy is an essential component of surgical management of peptic (duodenal and gastric) ulcer disease (PUD). Vagotomy was once commonly performed to treat and prevent peptic ulcer disease.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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