gastroenterostomy
[ gas-troh-en-tuh-ros-tuh-mee ]
noun,plural gas·tro·en·ter·os·to·mies.Surgery.
the making of a new passage between the stomach and the duodenum (gastroduodenostomy ) or, especially, the jejunum (gastrojejunostomy ).
Origin of gastroenterostomy
1First recorded in 1885–90; gastroentero- + -stomy
Words Nearby gastroenterostomy
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British Dictionary definitions for gastroenterostomy
gastroenterostomy
/ (ˌɡæstrəʊˌɛntəˈrɒstəmɪ) /
nounplural -mies
surgical formation of an artificial opening between the stomach and the small intestine
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