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winter solstice (oh) and gastric stump (medicine)


winter solstice (oh)



n
the winter solstice
the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, usually around December 22nd
-see also summer solstice summer solstice

gastric stump (medicine)


gastric stump


That portion of the stomach remaining after gastric surgery, usually gastrectomy or gastroenterostomy for cancer of the stomach or peptic ulcer. It is a common site of cancer referred to as stump cancer or carcinoma of the gastric stump.