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.

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Origin of duodenojejunostomy

duoden(um) + -o- + jejunostomy

Words nearby duodenojejunostomy

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