Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

jejunostomy

[ji-joo-nos-tuh-mee, jee-joo-]
See more synonyms for jejunostomy on Thesaurus.com
noun, plural je·ju·nos·to·mies. Surgery.
  1. an artificial opening from the jejunum through the abdominal wall, created for the drainage of jejunal contents or for feeding.
Show More

Origin of jejunostomy

First recorded in 1880–85; jejuno- + -stomy
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for jejunostomy

jejunostomy

noun
  1. the surgical formation of an opening from the jejunum to the surface of the body, through which food may be introduced
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
jejunostomy in Medicine

jejunostomy

(jə-jōō′nŏs′tə-mē, jĕj′u-)
n.
  1. The surgical creation of an opening from the abdominal wall into the jejunum, usually with a stoma on the abdominal wall.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.