gastroduodenostomy

[gas-troh-doo-uh-dn-os-tuh-mee, -dyoo-]

noun

Surgery.

plural

gastroduodenostomies 

1. gastroenterostomy

gastroduodenostomy

/ ˌɡæstrəʊˌdjuːəʊdiːˈnɒstəmɪ /

noun

1. a surgical operation in which the duodenum is joined to a new opening in the stomach, esp to bypass an obstruction

Word History and Origins

Origin of gastroduodenostomy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; gastro- + duoden(um) + -o- + -stomy