Parietal cell vagotomy
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| Parietal cell vagotomy | |
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| Term | Parietal cell vagotomy |
| Short definition | parietal cell vagotomy - (pronounced) (puh-RY-uh-tul sel vay-GAH-toh-mee) Surgery to cut through the parts of the vagus nerve that cause acid to form in the stomach. It is used to treat stomach ulcers or other conditions where the stomach produces too much acid |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
parietal cell vagotomy - (pronounced) (puh-RY-uh-tul sel vay-GAH-toh-mee) Surgery to cut through the parts of the vagus nerve that cause acid to form in the stomach. It is used to treat stomach ulcers or other conditions where the stomach produces too much acid
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