esophagogastrectomy
esophagogastrectomy noun: a surgical procedure in which part or all of the esophagus and part of the stomach are removed, most often to treat cancers of the esophagus or the gastroesophageal junction. After removal, the surgeon reconstructs the digestive tract so that food can still move from the throat into the remaining stomach or another intestinal segment.
Noun
esophagogastrectomy (plural esophagogastrectomies)
- A surgical procedure in which part or all of the esophagus and part of the stomach are removed, most often to treat cancers of the esophagus or the gastroesophageal junction. After removal, the surgeon reconstructs the digestive tract so that food can still move from the throat into the remaining stomach or another intestinal segment.
Forms of esophagogastrectomy
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Origin of esophagogastrectomy
From esophago- + gastr- + -ectomy.
Questions about esophagogastrectomy
- What does esophagogastrectomy mean?
- Esophagogastrectomy means a surgical procedure in which part or all of the esophagus and part of the stomach are removed, most often to treat cancers of the esophagus or the gastroesophageal junction. After removal, the surgeon reconstructs the digestive tract so that food can still move from the throat into the remaining stomach or another intestinal segment.
- What part of speech is esophagogastrectomy?
- Esophagogastrectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of esophagogastrectomy?
- The plural of esophagogastrectomy is esophagogastrectomies.
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