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biliopancreatic diversion

biliopancreatic diversion noun: an operation in which part of the stomach is resected, creating a smaller stomach to which the distal part of the small intestine is then connected, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum.

Noun

biliopancreatic diversion (plural biliopancreatic diversions)

  1. An operation in which part of the stomach is resected, creating a smaller stomach to which the distal part of the small intestine is then connected, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum.
    • The study, of 111 children born to 49 mothers who had a type of weight-loss surgery called biliopancreatic diversion, found that babies born after the operation had lower birth weights than those born before, and their risk of becoming severely obese as children was one-third the risk of those born...2009 September 8, Roni Caryn Rabin, “Children: Seeing a Family Benefit in Obesity Surgery”, in New York Times

Synonyms of biliopancreatic diversion

Forms of biliopancreatic diversion

pluralbiliopancreatic diversions

Questions about biliopancreatic diversion

What does biliopancreatic diversion mean?
Biliopancreatic diversion means an operation in which part of the stomach is resected, creating a smaller stomach to which the distal part of the small intestine is then connected, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum.
What part of speech is biliopancreatic diversion?
Biliopancreatic diversion is a noun.
What is the plural of biliopancreatic diversion?
The plural of biliopancreatic diversion is biliopancreatic diversions.

Words near biliopancreatic diversion in the dictionary

  1. bilioenteric
  2. biliojejunal
  3. bilioma
  4. biliomas
  5. biliopancreatic
  6. biliopancreatic diversion
  7. biliopancreatic diversions
  8. biliopathies
  9. biliopathy
  10. bilious
  11. bilious vomiting syndrome

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