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gastrogastrostomy

gastrogastrostomy noun: a reconstructive operation that involves suturing together two remaining segments of the stomach after partial resection or disruption, thereby re-establishing a single, continuous gastric lumen to allow normal passage of stomach contents.

Noun

gastrogastrostomy (plural gastrogastrostomies)

  1. A reconstructive operation that involves suturing together two remaining segments of the stomach after partial resection or disruption, thereby re-establishing a single, continuous gastric lumen to allow normal passage of stomach contents.

Forms of gastrogastrostomy

pluralgastrogastrostomies

Origin of gastrogastrostomy

From gastro- + gastro- + -stomy.

Questions about gastrogastrostomy

What does gastrogastrostomy mean?
Gastrogastrostomy means a reconstructive operation that involves suturing together two remaining segments of the stomach after partial resection or disruption, thereby re-establishing a single, continuous gastric lumen to allow normal passage of stomach contents.
What part of speech is gastrogastrostomy?
Gastrogastrostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of gastrogastrostomy?
The plural of gastrogastrostomy is gastrogastrostomies.

Words near gastrogastrostomy in the dictionary

  1. gastrofibroscopy
  2. gastrofluoroscopies
  3. gastrofluoroscopy
  4. gastrogastric
  5. gastrogastrostomies
  6. gastrogastrostomy
  7. gastrogavage
  8. gastrogavages
  9. gastrogenic
  10. gastrogenital
  11. gastrogenous

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