GASTROENTEROSTOMY Definition & Meaning

gastroenterostomy

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Surgery.

plural gastroenterostomies.

the making of a new passage between the stomach and the duodenum gastroduodenostomy or, especially, the jejunum gastrojejunostomy.

gastroenterostomy

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noun

surgical formation of an artificial opening between the stomach and the small intestine

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of gastroenterostomy¹

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

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I understand that you, Polly, had an operation two years ago for gastric ulcer, an operation called by the very long and very unfamiliar name, gastroenterostomy.

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