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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- /

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

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

Nearby words

duodenocholecystostomy, duodenocholedochotomy, duodenocystostomy, duodenoenterostomy, duodenojejunal flexure, duodenojejunostomy, duodenolysis, duodenorrhaphy, duodenoscopy, duodenostomy, duodenotomy

Origin of duodenojejunostomy

duoden(um) + -o- + jejunostomy
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Medicine definitions for duodenojejunostomy

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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