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gastroduodenostomy

American  
[gas-troh-doo-uh-dn-os-tuh-mee, -dyoo-] / ˌgæs troʊˌdu ə dnˈɒs tə mi, -ˌdyu- /

noun

Surgery.

PLURAL

gastroduodenostomies

  1. gastroenterostomy

gastroduodenostomy British  
/ ˌɡæstrəʊˌdjuːəʊdiːˈnɒstəmɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of gastroduodenostomy

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

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