duodenojejunostomy

[doo-uh-dee-noh-ji-joo-nos-tuh-mee, dyoo-, doo-od-n-oh-, dyoo-]

noun, plural du·o·de·no·je·ju·nos·to·mies. Surgery.

the formation of an artificial connection between the duodenum and the jejunum.

Origin of duodenojejunostomy

duoden(um) + -o- + jejunostomy

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duodenojejunostomy in Medicine

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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