gastroplasty

noun

gas·​tro·​plas·​ty ˈga-strō-ˌpla-stē 

plural gastroplasties

: a surgical procedure performed on the stomach to decrease its size or repair a defect

The more commonly performed procedure is gastric reduction (gastroplasty) with or without an intestinal bypass. Gastroplasty with a bypass can initially result in substantial weight loss, and approximately 80 percent of patients remain at least 10 percent below their preoperative body weight for 10 years after surgery …

—Michael Rosenbaum et al.

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above