duodenojejunostomy
[ doo-uh-dee-noh-ji-joo-nos-tuh-mee, dyoo-, doo-od-n-oh-, dyoo- ]
/ ˌdu əˌdi noʊ dʒɪ dʒuˈnɒs tə mi, ˌdyu-, duˌɒd n oʊ-, dyu- /
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noun, plural du·o·de·no·je·ju·nos·to·mies.Surgery.
the formation of an artificial connection between the duodenum and the jejunum.
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duodenojejunostomy
[ dōō′ə-dē′nō-jə-jōō′nŏs′tə-mē, dōō-ŏd′n-ō- ]
n.
The surgical formation of a passage between the duodenum and the jejunum.
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