GASTRORAPHY
\ɡˈastɹɔːɹˌafi], \ɡˈastɹɔːɹˌafi], \ɡ_ˈa_s_t_ɹ_ɔː_ɹ_ˌa_f_i]\
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By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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The suture used for uniting wounds penetrating the abdomen, when they are too extensive or too unequal to be kept in contact by position, adhesive plaster, or appropriate bandages. The interrupted and quilled sutures are those chiefly employed.
By Robley Dunglison