gastroenterostomy

[ gas-troh-en-tuh-ros-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural gas·tro·en·ter·os·to·mies.Surgery.
  1. the making of a new passage between the stomach and the duodenum (gastroduodenostomy ) or, especially, the jejunum (gastrojejunostomy ).

Origin of gastroenterostomy

1
First recorded in 1885–90; gastroentero- + -stomy

Words Nearby gastroenterostomy

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British Dictionary definitions for gastroenterostomy

gastroenterostomy

/ (ˌɡæstrəʊˌɛntəˈrɒstəmɪ) /


nounplural -mies
  1. surgical formation of an artificial opening between the stomach and the small intestine

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