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enteroenterostomy

enteroenterostomy noun: a surgical procedure in which two parts of the small intestine are connected or reconnected. This is usually done when there's a need to bypass a diseased or obstructed segment of the intestine or to create a new pathway for food to travel through the digestive system.

Noun

enteroenterostomy (plural enteroenterostomies)

  1. A surgical procedure in which two parts of the small intestine are connected or reconnected. This is usually done when there's a need to bypass a diseased or obstructed segment of the intestine or to create a new pathway for food to travel through the digestive system.

Forms of enteroenterostomy

pluralenteroenterostomies

Origin of enteroenterostomy

From entero- + entero- + -stomy.

Questions about enteroenterostomy

What does enteroenterostomy mean?
Enteroenterostomy means a surgical procedure in which two parts of the small intestine are connected or reconnected. This is usually done when there's a need to bypass a diseased or obstructed segment of the intestine or to create a new pathway for food to travel through the digestive system.
What part of speech is enteroenterostomy?
Enteroenterostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of enteroenterostomy?
The plural of enteroenterostomy is enteroenterostomies.

Words near enteroenterostomy in the dictionary

  1. enteroendocrine
  2. enteroenteral
  3. enteroenteric
  4. enteroenteropexy
  5. enteroenterostomies
  6. enteroenterostomy
  7. enteroepithelial
  8. enterogastric
  9. enterogastritis
  10. enterogastrone
  11. enterogastrones

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