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gastropancreaticoduodenectomy

gastropancreaticoduodenectomy noun: a major surgical operation in which parts of the stomach, pancreas, duodenum, and sometimes bile ducts are removed and the digestive tract is reconstructed. It is most often performed to treat cancers in the upper digestive system, especially pancreatic cancer.

Noun

gastropancreaticoduodenectomy (plural gastropancreaticoduodenectomies)

  1. A major surgical operation in which parts of the stomach, pancreas, duodenum, and sometimes bile ducts are removed and the digestive tract is reconstructed. It is most often performed to treat cancers in the upper digestive system, especially pancreatic cancer.

Forms of gastropancreaticoduodenectomy

pluralgastropancreaticoduodenectomies

Questions about gastropancreaticoduodenectomy

What does gastropancreaticoduodenectomy mean?
Gastropancreaticoduodenectomy means a major surgical operation in which parts of the stomach, pancreas, duodenum, and sometimes bile ducts are removed and the digestive tract is reconstructed. It is most often performed to treat cancers in the upper digestive system, especially pancreatic cancer.
What part of speech is gastropancreaticoduodenectomy?
Gastropancreaticoduodenectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of gastropancreaticoduodenectomy?
The plural of gastropancreaticoduodenectomy is gastropancreaticoduodenectomies.

Words near gastropancreaticoduodenectomy in the dictionary

  1. gastronyssids
  2. gastrooesophageal
  3. gastroomental
  4. gastropancreatic
  5. gastropancreaticoduodenectomies
  6. gastropancreaticoduodenectomy
  7. gastropareses
  8. gastroparesis
  9. gastroparetic
  10. gastroparetics
  11. gastroparietal

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