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gastroileostomy

gastroileostomy noun: a surgical procedure that creates a direct connection between the stomach and the ileum, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum to allow food to pass directly into the lower small intestine.

Noun

gastroileostomy (plural gastroileostomies)

  1. A surgical procedure that creates a direct connection between the stomach and the ileum, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum to allow food to pass directly into the lower small intestine.

Forms of gastroileostomy

pluralgastroileostomies

Origin of gastroileostomy

From gastro- + ileo- + -stomy.

Questions about gastroileostomy

What does gastroileostomy mean?
Gastroileostomy means a surgical procedure that creates a direct connection between the stomach and the ileum, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum to allow food to pass directly into the lower small intestine.
What part of speech is gastroileostomy?
Gastroileostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of gastroileostomy?
The plural of gastroileostomy is gastroileostomies.

Words near gastroileostomy in the dictionary

  1. gastroids
  2. gastroileac
  3. gastroileal
  4. gastroileitis
  5. gastroileostomies
  6. gastroileostomy
  7. gastrointestinal
  8. gastrointestinal tract
  9. gastrointestinal tracts
  10. gastrointestinally
  11. gastrointestinaly

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