A surgical procedure involving incisions through the abdomen and into the stomach.
From Greek koilia (belly), gaster (stomach), and -tomy (cutting). Another constructed medical term from Greek root words for anatomical locations.
In the early days of surgery, before antibiotics and modern anesthesia, these abdominal procedures were incredibly dangerous—mortality rates were often 50% or higher, so surgeons needed exact terminology to prepare patients for what they'd face.
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