esophagoenterostomy
esophagoenterostomy noun: a surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the small intestine, usually done after removal or loss of the stomach to allow food to continue through the digestive tract.
Noun
esophagoenterostomy (countable and uncountable, plural esophagoenterostomies)
- A surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the small intestine, usually done after removal or loss of the stomach to allow food to continue through the digestive tract.
- Because the esophagus has no serosa, esophagoenterostomies are much higher risk.2005, Courtney M. Townsend, David C. Sabiston, Pocket Companion to Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, Saunders, →ISBN, page 178
Forms of esophagoenterostomy
| plural | esophagoenterostomies |
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Origin of esophagoenterostomy
From esophago- + enterostomy.
Questions about esophagoenterostomy
- What does esophagoenterostomy mean?
- Esophagoenterostomy means a surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the small intestine, usually done after removal or loss of the stomach to allow food to continue through the digestive tract.
- What part of speech is esophagoenterostomy?
- Esophagoenterostomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of esophagoenterostomy?
- The plural of esophagoenterostomy is esophagoenterostomies.
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