esophagodiverticulostomy
esophagodiverticulostomy noun: a surgical or endoscopic procedure that creates a common passage between the esophagus and an esophageal diverticulum, allowing trapped food to drain into the esophagus and reducing symptoms such as dysphagia, regurgitation, and Zenker's diverticulum.
Noun
esophagodiverticulostomy (countable and uncountable, plural esophagodiverticulostomies)
- A surgical or endoscopic procedure that creates a common passage between the esophagus and an esophageal diverticulum, allowing trapped food to drain into the esophagus and reducing symptoms such as dysphagia, regurgitation, and Zenker's diverticulum.
Forms of esophagodiverticulostomy
| plural | esophagodiverticulostomies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | esophago-diverticulostomy |
| alternative form | oesophagodiverticulostomy |
| alternative form | oesophago-diverticulostomy |
Origin of esophagodiverticulostomy
From esophago- + diverticulo + -stomy.
Questions about esophagodiverticulostomy
- What does esophagodiverticulostomy mean?
- Esophagodiverticulostomy means a surgical or endoscopic procedure that creates a common passage between the esophagus and an esophageal diverticulum, allowing trapped food to drain into the esophagus and reducing symptoms such as dysphagia, regurgitation, and Zenker's diverticulum.
- What part of speech is esophagodiverticulostomy?
- Esophagodiverticulostomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of esophagodiverticulostomy?
- The plural of esophagodiverticulostomy is esophagodiverticulostomies.
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