gastrostomy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gastrostomy
    n 1: surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall
         into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gastrostomy \Gas*tros"to*my\, n. [Gastro- + Gr. ? mouth.]
   (Surg.)
   The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach,
   for the introduction of food.
   [1913 Webster]