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duodenojejunostomy

American

[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

Surgery.

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

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

duodenojejunostomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of duodenojejunostomy

duoden(um) + -o- + jejunostomy

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