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vagotomize

transitive verb va·got·o·mize

variants: or chiefly British vagotomise play \vā-ˈgät-ə-ˌmīz\

medical Definition of vagotomize

vagotomized or chiefly British vagotomised; vagotomizing or chiefly British vagotomising

: to perform a vagotomy on

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